First published 2024
Inez Olivera came to Egypt searching for answers about her parents' mysterious deaths. Her quest has led her through betrayal and dangerous magic that dragged her into the past. Now her uncle Ricardo has delivered an ultimatum about her inheritance. She must marry Whitford Hayes or lose everything. Whit is a former British soldier who serves as her uncle's aide de camp. He was once her nemesis, but he has his own secret reasons for remaining in Egypt. Inez faces an impossible choice. She can bind her fate to the one man whose hidden plans might destroy her, or she can walk away from everything she came to Egypt to find. Her heart hangs in the balance as she decides whether to trust the person who could either save or ruin her.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adventure, mystery
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Egypt
Period: 19th-century
400 pages · Hardcover · Wednesday Books