I Built This City

Fantasy – Romance – Political Intrigue

They stole thirty years of her life. Now she'll make them answer for every stone, every drop, and every lie.

At fifty, Alma Montalvo has lost her husband, her home, and the recognition she earned building the aqueducts that keep an entire desert kingdom alive. Cast out and branded a failed wife, she is expected to disappear quietly into the wasteland.

But the man who comes to her rescue is no ordinary ally.

Cyrus Vanderpoel, the empire's feared Supreme Commander, has carried a secret for thirty years: he has loved Alma all along. Now he offers her a political marriage pact that could restore her stolen rights—and put her beyond the reach of the powerful men who destroyed her life.

Alma accepts on one condition: her brilliance will never again belong to someone else.

As a corrupt council conspires to seize the kingdom's water supply, forged documents, gambling debts, and buried secrets threaten to bring the capital to its knees. With thousands of lives hanging in the balance, Alma must use the engineering genius her enemies dismissed to expose their crimes and save the city she built.

Her enemies believe an aging woman will be easy to silence.

They are about to discover what happens when the woman who understands every stone beneath their feet decides to fight back.

A gripping romantic fantasy of mature love, political intrigue, female empowerment, and a breathtaking fight for justice.