Overview

A sweeping, epic saga of romance and hardship, set against the dramatic backdrop of Ancient Mesopotamia--for fans of Cleopatra's Moon or the adult bestseller The Red Tent. In the unforgiving Mesopotamian desert where Jayden's tribe lives, betrothal celebrations abound, and tonight it is Jayden's turn to be honored. But while this union with Horeb, the son of her tribe's leader, will bring a life of riches and restore her family's position within the tribe, it will come at the price of Jayden's heart. Then a shadowy boy from the southern lands appears. Handsome and mysterious, Kadesh fills Jayden's heart with a passion she never knew possible. But with Horeb's increasingly violent threats haunting Jayden's every move, she knows she must find a way to escape--or die trying. With a forbidden romance blossoming in her heart, and her family's survival on the line, Jayden must finish the deadly journey to save the ones she loves--and find true love for herself.

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A fast-paced, entertaining choice which will appeal to fans of historical fiction and romance. --School Library Journal Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden's narration, and the dynamics of Jayden's tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden's story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books At its core, this is a romance, with all the push and pull that goes along with impossible love, and Little elevates the story by creating a perilous landscape, both outward and inward, as Jayden must deal with the hardship of desert life as well as her own desires. --Booklist (starred review) A fast-paced, entertaining choice which will appeal to fans of historical fiction and romance. --School Library Journal Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden s narration, and the dynamics of Jayden s tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden s story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books At its core, this is a romance, with all the push and pull that goes along with impossible love, and Little elevates the story by creating a perilous landscape, both outward and inward, as Jayden must deal with the hardship of desert life as well as her own desires. --Booklist (starred review)

Rich historical details are deftly woven into Jayden s narration, and the dynamics of Jayden s tribe are vividly drawn. Jayden s story becomes as much about finding herself as it is about finding love. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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"Kimberley Griffiths Little was born in San Francisco, but now lives in New Mexico with her husband and their three sons. For such award-winning middle grade novels as When the Butterflies Came, The Last Snake Runner, The Healing Spell, and Circle of Secrets, her writing has been praised as ""fast-paced and dramatic,"" with ""characters painted in memorable detail"" and ""beautifully realized settings."" Kimberley adores anything old and musty with a secret story to tell. She's stayed in the haunted tower room at Borthwick Castle in Scotland; sailed on the Seine in Paris; ridden a camel in Petra, Jordan; shopped the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul; and spent the night in an old Communist hotel in Bulgaria."

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