Author: nlholmes

Widowed by Assyrian invaders, a talented singer escapes to a new city with her pregnant daughter — only to discover their struggle has only just begun… An epic tale of love, loss, courage, and survival set against the backdrop of ancient Mesopotamia.

Four years into Akhenaten’s new regime, the dissatisfaction of those who practiced the old religion of Amen-Ra is growing. Hani, a diplomat already under the king’s surveillance because of the disappearance of his firebrand Amen priest brother-in-law, gets drawn into an investigation for the Beloved Royal Wife, who is being blackmailed. Meanwhile, the new vassal king of A’amu, lodged at Hani’s … house until the king grants him an audience, is showing himself to be none too loyal. Hani must walk the line between his oath to the king and his conscience.more