Instant New York Times Bestseller The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking The Wrath and
the Dawn lauded by Publishers Weekly as a potent page-turner of intrigue and romance. I am
surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest in a prison of sand and sun. My family is here.
And I do not know whom I can trust. In a land on the brink of war Shahrzad has been torn from
the love of her husband Khalid the Caliph of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster but
his secrets revealed a man tormented by guilt and a powerful curse-one that might keep them
apart forever. Reunited with her family who have taken refuge with enemies of Khalid and
Tariq her childhood sweetheart she should be happy. But Tariq now commands forces set on
destroying Khalid's empire. Shahrzad is almost a prisoner caught between loyalties to people
she loves. But she refuses to be a pawn and devises a plan. While her father Jahandar
continues to play with magical forces he doesn't yet understand Shahrzad tries to uncover
powers that may lie dormant within her. With the help of a tattered old carpet and a
tempestuous but sage young man Shahrzad will attempt to break the curse and reunite with her
one true love.
