The Phoenix Soul

Ancient Egyptian princess Nefertiri is fiercely devoted to her people. Slated to inherit the throne and also the Phoenix Soul once she becomes queen, she's devastated when her kingdom is invaded by rebels. Much more so when she discovers her entire heritage and royal bloodline is a fraud. Injured and driven from the palace following grueling battle, she takes refuge within an oasis village where she's rehabilitated by the Healer - once she convinces him not to take her life. Even so, she's stuck between a rock and a hard place, agonizing over whether she should fight to rescue her people, who will in all likelihood turn on her once the truth of her family's deception comes out. Unable and unwilling to abandon them, she slowly builds her own great army to rescue them from grisly death or, best case scenario, a life of utter torture and hell. Meanwhile, inexplicably, the Phoenix Soul has risen, searching for her even though she is not queen. There can only be one plausible explanation and it isn't favorable. It seeks to destroy her because she's an imposter. In the harrowing cliffhanger conclusion of this first book in the Phoenix Soul series, Nefertiri faces the unrelenting soul head on.