The Desert Queen
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Last published Sat, Apr 29, 2017
It will take an army to rule them all. Lust, Betrayal, Loyalty, Power. Hidden behind the palace walls lies secrets and scandals that will quiver a nation and destroy an entire dynasty. If only these palace walls can speak, they'd whisper of a young woman who defied her a tyrant and escaped death itself. Arsinoe's decision to completely defy her older, more famous, sister Cleopatra proves to have a devastating effect on her life and her family. Arsinoe, the rebel queen - the betrayer of the pharaoh, feels the brewing of the storm as she lives out her days in exile.
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