When Naomi’s sisters are snatched up to be taken to be wives of the erratic Pharaoh, Akhenaten, she knows they won’t survive the palace, so she offers herself in their place. The fearsome Commander Horemheb sees her courage, and knows she is exactly what he is looking for…
The Great Queen Nefertiti despises Naomi instantly, and strips her of her Hebrew lineage, including her name, which is changed to Kiya. Kiya allies herself with Horemheb, who pushes her to greatness and encourages her to make the Pharaoh fall in love with her. When Akhenaten declares Kiya will be the mother of his heir, Nefertiti, furious with jealousy, schemes to destroy Kiya.
Kiya must play the deadly game carefully. She is in a silent battle of wills, and a struggle for who will one day inherit the crown. If she does bear an heir, she knows she will need to fight to protect him, as well as herself, from Nefertiti who is out for blood.
Alright, but not amazing. As the new year has begun I’ve been making an effort to clear off some of the many free and inexpensive books off my Kindle list. Some of them have just been dumped entirely because whatever caught my eye in the first place no longer holds true and the others I’m trying to give a read and review before deciding if they stay or go.Â
A steaming pile of manure One star for a fairly engaging style of writing…Â
Glad I Didn’t Pay for This I read the first page where Naomi is introduced as Hebrew and immediately got a bad taste in my mouth. I’ve read Egyptology since I was 5 (that would be 50 years) and hated, hated, hated the version of Egypt that was presented! The author couldn’t be bothered to used the real name of Ahkenaten’s city (Akhetaten) and just called it Amarna. And sacrificing virgins to Bast??? Heck no! Virginity had no particular significance to the ancient Egyptians! It wasn’t important to them! Gaaaaah! I could…