In the harsh blazing deserts of the horn of africa, a bastard girl named Iley is born in the cruel kingdom of Ajuran. She survived the brutal hunger in the slums of hanassa, but one mistake leads her into the heart of the empire. The queen Arrawella offers her a deal: To become her spy and bring her enemies to the ground or simply be killed. Will Iley choose to work for the people that scarred her, and left her to die Or will she choose to fight and bring the queen to her knees...

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

a snipet of words skimming the edges of my mind caught cleverly by the tip of my pen. Enjoy the heart felt poems