Poison Is a Woman’s Weapon

Eighteen-year-old Princess Irini of the Roman Empire of the East commands Thekla to go to Constantinople to be named abbess of her imperial convent. She needs her help to hold the Crown in an ancient, brutal world that belongs to men. The suspicious death of the Emperor puts her on the throne as Empress. We follow Irini’s passion for power and Thekla’s devotion to truth.