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In an ancient kingdom, a princess takes inspiration from a visiting young woman to challenge her father's views and reach for leadership-and then discovers her muse is a man. The goddess mother of Greek mythology's most famous warrior, Achilles, will do anything to prevent her son's fated early death. In a desperate move, she hides Achilles, against his will, on an island-disguised in a girl's body. Tormented by inner discord, the miscast ""girl"" befriends Mia, the eldest daughter of the island's king, launching a transformation of Mia's own. Armed with a new vision she believes comes from a girl, Mia contends with family secrets, a controlling father, her destiny to rule, and the wrath of a goddess. When fate reveals Achilles's identity, a divine mother's fury drives Mia and Achilles into marriage. Mia must navigate her love for a man with a divided heart and a dangerous measure of immortality. Balancing governance and motherhood, Mia will face an unbearable choice. A stand-alone novel in the Trojan Threads Series.

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""Here at last she tells her own story . . . Unique, fascinating, and restores a long-lost voice to the story of the Trojan War."" -Margaret George, NYT bestselling author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra ""In this vivid reimagining of the tragic love story of Achilles and the Skyrian Princess Deidamia, Judith Starkston brings the beauty, brutality, and glory of the ancient world to life.""-Donis Casey, author of The Alafair Tucker Mysteries ""...a fresh take on an old story that is absolutely worth reading."" -Victoria Alvear, author of The Cleansing ""Princess Deidamia emerges from the legendary shadows as a forceful presence among Homeric heroes. A captivating mythic retelling of doomed love, maternal devotion, and inexorable fate.""-Elisabeth Storrs, author of The Wedding Shroud ""Vivid imagery and a wealth of sensory detail bring Greece spectacularly to life in this riveting retelling of ancient myths. Achilles and Deidamia are complex, nuanced human beings, buffeted about by imperious Greek gods, an immersive experience. I highly recommend it."" -Tinney Sue Heath, author, Lady of the Seven Suns ""...vivid, intimate, deeply human. The novel follows Achilles, forced to live as Pyrrha among the women, where his friendship with Deidamia grows into something risky and tender. ...Starkston handles themes of gender, power, body dysmorphia with care, letting them emerge naturally through characters rather than through speeches.""-Kristen McQuinn

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Judith Starkston writes historical fantasy and mythic retellings set in the Bronze Age of the Greeks and Hittites. Her six novels bring women to the fore-whether Deidamia or Briseis from the Trojan War cycle of myths or a remarkable Hittite queen whom history forgot, even though she ruled over one of the greatest empires of the ancient world. Judith has degrees in Classics from the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornell and lives in Davis, California. Find her newsletter sign-up (and a free novella), book reviews, and posts about archaeology and history on her website JudithStarkston.com

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