THE ROOTS OF LIES

Zeynep is a woman born in a mountain village in the Aegean region, raising her child alone after her sister's suspicious suicide. She has calloused hands but unwavering pride. She holds Kerem Yalıncı, the heir to the region's largest olive and port empire who lived abroad for many years, responsible for her sister's death. Burning with a desire for revenge, Zeynep learns that Kerem is seeking a wife from outside his family to escape their traditional customs. She signs a contract in her own blood, becoming his fake bride. Her aim is to win Kerem's heart, uncover his secrets, and push him from his highest peak to the abyss.

But the darkness hidden beneath the Aegean's slopes, the lies growing in the shadows of the olive groves, are far deeper than one realizes. Kerem isn't the ruthless millionaire he appears to be; he's a weary man caught in a dark war, trying to clean up his family's dirty laundry, their smuggling in the ports, and their antique rackets. As Zeynep's hate-fueled plans transform into passion and a desperate love, the ghosts of the past begin to knock on their door.

On that bloody night when the truth is revealed, neither Zeynep's revenge nor Kerem's protectiveness will be of any use. A fate as bitter as the olives of the Aegean will drag them both to a place where, for the survivor, "happiness" will have already died. The roots of the lie have rotted deep in the earth, but its poison still lingers in the leaves.