A Hundred Tempting Lies

Andalib is a woman is living day-to-day in an Arabian country gripped with war. One night, she learns that her uncle has traded away a powerful artifact to a mysterious foreigner who disappears into a blue portal. This discovery catapults her into an incredible discovery of a hidden world of magic, betrayal, and danger. It is a world she never could have imagined.
Monsters locked away and commanded by humans.
Loose spirits trying to free their brethren.
Men and women vying for power few could have ever dreamed.
Andalib wants to get her uncle's artifact back and somehow end the war, but she will have to travel the world to keep herself safe. Along the way, she will be swept up in something far greater than she ever could have dreamed.
But one thought will trouble her over the course of her adventure. Her faith and upbringing tell her these creatures whisper a hundred tempting lies. . . .