Scorched Threads

Essie lives comfortably as a companion to Simin, a wealthy merchant’s daughter selected as the prince’s new bride. But when her friend disappears on her wedding day, Essie’s world is turned upside down.

Fearing the worst, she sets off across the desert, but finding Simin isn’t exactly a walk in the park. In a land of scorching heat, bandits, and deadly creatures, nothing is as it seems.

Who is friend? Who is foe?

But Essie believes she might just have a chance. That is, if she can outrun the assassin and bounty hunters at her back. To make matters worse, a voice in her head makes her question her origins. The secrets she unearths shatter everything she knows.

When things go sideways and enemies close in, she forges ahead and faces her most difficult challenge yet.

Will she risk losing her heart?