Prince of Persia meets The Wrath and the Dawn in this epic retelling of the life of the Abbasid Queen Al-Khayzuran. Arabia - Circa 764. Al-Khayzuran's life changes forever when she is kidnapped from her home and sold to a caravan returning from Hajj. An unlikely and altogether fateful series of events leads her face to face with the gates of the capital, a mysterious desert spirit, and a young prince on the verge of rising to the seat of Caliph. Thrust into a world of deception, royalty, intrigue and war, Khayzuran must learn everything she can as fast as she can, or leave her fate in the hands of her enemies.

WINNER OF READERS CHOICE AWARDS 2020 (Historical Fiction) Stone hearts. Silver to gold. And the fierce need to prove oneself. [THIS STORY IS PENDING MAJOR EDITS TO CHARACTERS AND PLOTS]. Sequel: Silver Skies Highest ranks: #1 in Arabia || #3 in History || #51 in Assassin || #90 in Spiritual

cover by the talented ellis ( @rubyruins ) ❝ is this what i have bred in the shah's harem? a girl that disregards every precept of his law and presumes to bring him to his knees with nothing but a smile? ❞ | IN WHICH A GIRL AND A CROWN AND A THRONE BRING A NATION TO THEIR KNEES AND A GOD TO THE FOREFRONT | ❝ they think he is a god. i know better than that. ❞ (full summary inside)