KARIME MENDOZA

In the mid-1500s, in the Ottoman Empire, Prince Aslan, a strong and handsome young man, second in line to the throne, is sent to stop invasions. After a heartbreak and years of war, he encounters an open-minded, forward-thinking Hindu woman from his harem, Akira, who is not just any slave.

The protagonist, Leonora, has to overcome adversity in her childhood. As an adult, she attends a school where she learns about Egyptian culture. She meets Hassan Al Rashid, who sends her to Cairo, where she discovers the desert, the pyramids, and love....