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Ehli-nikkalu, eldest daughter of the Hittite emperor, is married to a mere vassal of her father's. But despite her status, her foreignness and inability to produce an heir drive a wedge between her and the court that surrounds her. When her secretary is mysteriously murdered while carrying the emperor a message that would indict the loyalty of his vassal, Ehli-nikkalu adopts the dead man’s orphaned children out of a guilty sense of responsibility.
A young
cousin she has never met becomes a pretender to the throne and mobilizes roving
armies of the poor and dispossessed, which causes the priority of her loyalties
to become even more suspect. However, Ehli-nikkalu discovers a terrible secret
that could destabilize the present regime if the pretender ever learns of it.
With the
help of a kindly scribe, her brave young ward, and an embittered former soldier
trapped in debt and self-doubt, Ehli-nikkalu sets out to save the kingdom and
prove herself to her father. And along the way, she learns something about
love.
N.L. Holmes is the pen name of a professional archaeologist who received her doctorate from Bryn Mawr College. She has excavated in Greece and Israel and taught ancient history and humanities at the university level for many years. She has always had a passion for books, and in childhood, she and her cousin used to write stories for fun.
These days, she lives in France with her husband, two cats, geese, and chickens, where she gardens, weaves, dances, and plays the violin.
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Thanks so much for hosting N.L. Holmes on your lovely blog today.
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Cathie xo
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