A new Ancient Egyptian series by Libbie Hawker! Tiaa can scarcely be considered a noblewoman. Her late father's devotion to the goddess Hathor has earned Tiaa's humble family a place among Egypt's upper class, but she lacks the wealth and connections her new peers enjoy. When she falls in love with a kind and intelligent young nobleman, Tiaa is certain there's no hope for the match. But her heart—and Hathor, the goddess of love—compel Tiaa to fight on against the odds, even after she learns that Amunhotep is no mere nobleman, but the Pharaoh's son, and heir to the Horus Throne. Amunhotep wishes to marry for love as his own parents did, not for political expediency—and there is only one woman who holds his heart, the bright and sensible Tiaa. Despite her lowly origins, Amunhotep is determined to make Tiaa his wife... his only wife, in defiancé of royal custom. But the gods have brought Tiaa and Amunhotep together for reasons of their own. All too soon, their happiness turns to tragedy, and both must face heartbreaking choices and unfathomable loss as the drums of war begin to rumble across the empire...
Author
Libbie was born in Rexburg, Idaho and divided her childhood between Eastern Idaho's rural environs and the greater Seattle area. She presently lives in Seattle, but has also been a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah; Bellingham, Washington; and Tacoma, Washington. She loves to write about character and place, and is inspired by the bleak natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region and by the fascinating history of the Puget Sound. After three years of trying to break into the publishing industry with her various books under two different pen names, Libbie finally turned her back on the mainstream publishing industry and embraced independent publishing. She now writes her self-published fiction full-time, and enjoys the fact that the writing career she always dreamed of having is fully under her own control. Libbie's writerly influences are varied, and include Vladimir Nabokov, Hilary Mantel, Annie Dillard, George R. R. Martin, songwriter Neko Case, and mixed-media storyteller Chris Onstad, to name but a few. She previously wrote under the pen name L.M. Ironside (historical fiction).
