Book #4 of the Sultana series.  In fourteenth-century Moorish Spain, a marriage of convenience for the sake of peace leads to disaster in the medieval kingdom of Granada. The young queen Jazirah, caught up in a dynastic struggle between warring brothers, fights for her survival. Wed to a husband who looks at her with more suspicion than lust in his eyes, she must escape reminders of a brutal past in a quest to find forgiveness, hope, and love.  Her husband Muhammad faces greater peril than union with a wife he cannot trust. Surrounded by enemies within his family who seek the throne and undermined by ministers who would alter the course of his country's future, he intends to rule the land of his ancestors alone. How can he endure against his most bitter opponents, not least among them, the woman whom he has chosen for a bride?  Snippet:  "Why do you speak of me as if I am not here?" Jazirah demanded. Despite the collective gasps from everyone in attendance, she continued, "We may address each other as equals for we are both the grandchildren of a Sultan of Gharnatah."  Her father admonished, "Jazirah, you are not the equal of a man, least of all the Sultan! You will apologize and beg his forgiveness. Now!"  Muhammad raised a hand. While Ismail fell silent and glared at Jazirah, she returned his narrowed stare with intense regard.  The Sultan said, "Let her keep false words behind her teeth. I would not believe them. What else could I expect, but this behavior from the daughter of a traitor to his people and my father?" For centuries before the Catholic monarchs conquered Granada and claimed its  beautiful Alhambra, a diverse people ruled Muslim Spain. These are their stories. Why should readers pick up Sultana: The Bride Price?  The hero and heroine are based on historical figures who endured betrayal, death, and reversals of fortune along with personal triumphs. Their history was everything but boring. - Does this sequel immediately follow the events of the previous title? Sultana: The Bride Price  begins within two years of the events of  Sultana: Two Sisters  and wraps up the storyline of the heroine and antagonist of that 3rd novel in the series, while exploring relationships between their descendants. - How much of this novel is true?  Dates and major events, the majority of the characters' names, and food and clothing are historically based. The heroine's name is not; history does not record her actual name. The level of personal antagonism between historical enemies is uncertain, but history speaks volumes.  Sultana: The Bride Price  takes place in fourteenth-century Moorish Spain, during the turbulent, but glorious reign of Sultan Muhammad V of Granada. Muhammad was the only son of Sultan Abdul Hajjaj Yusuf I and his first wife, a former Christian captive who bore the name Butayna. This novel is a fictional account of Muhammad's rule, and the difficult relationships he encountered with his spouse and his half-siblings, the children of Yusuf's second wife Maryam. It is a direct sequel to  Sultana: Two Sisters .  Available books from Lisa J. Yarde On Falcon's Wings  (2010) Sultana -  Vol. 1 of the  Sultana  series (2011) Sultana's Legacy  - Vol. 2 of the  Sultana  series (2011) Long Way Home: A Novella  (2011) The Burning Candle  (2012) Sultana: Two Sisters  - Vol. 3 of the  Sultana  series (2013) Sultana: The Bride Price  - Vol. 4 of the  Sultana  series (2014) Lisa J. Yarde writes fiction inspired by the Middle Ages in Europe. She is the author of two historical novels set in medieval England and Normandy, On Falcon's Wings , featuring a star-crossed romance between Norman and Saxon lovers before the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and The Burning Candle , based on the life of one of the first countesses of Leicester and Surrey, Isabel de Vermandois. Lisa has also written four novels in a six-part series set in Moorish Spain, Sultana , Sultana's Legacy, Sultana: Two Sisters , and Sultana: The Bride Price where rivalries and ambitions threaten the fragile bonds between members of the last Muslim dynasty to rule in Europe. Her short story, The Legend Rises , chronicles the Welsh princess Gwenllian of Gwynedd's valiant fight against twelfth-century English invaders and is available now.   Born in Barbados, Lisa currently lives in New York City. She is also an avid blogger and moderates at Unusual Historicals. She is also a contributor at Historical Novel Reviews and History and Women. Her personal blog is The Brooklyn Scribbler.   Learn more about Lisa and her writing at the website lisajyarde.com. Follow her on Twitter or become a Facebook fan. For information on upcoming releases and freebies from Lisa, join her mailing list at eepurl.com/un8on.