At the turn of the twentieth century, the deserts of Egypt promised more than sand and ruins they guarded secrets that could upend lives. William and Anna Bettencourt left their quiet English estate chasing discovery, following maps marked in whispers and legends best left buried. But when their search leads them into the domain of King Mahmoud, they become captives of a ruler sworn to protect his land at any cost.
Inside the palace walls, danger takes an unexpected shape. Anna meets Metimeh, the king’s bold and radiant daughter, whose presence unsettles her in ways she never imagined. Torn between her duty to William, the peril surrounding them, and the unfamiliar pull of a passion that defies everything she’s known, Anna finds herself at the edge of choices she never prepared to face.
As secrets surface and loyalties are tested, three lives intertwine against a backdrop of shifting sands and power. Love blooms where it shouldn’t, fragile yet impossible to ignore.
Will Anna risk everything for a forbidden desire, or let it vanish like desert wind?
