“I know love is
fragile. And loving someone like you is near impossible. Like holding something
shattered through a raging sandstorm. If you want her to love you, shelter her
from that storm…And make certain that storm isn’t you.”
The Wrath and the Dawn
One Life to One Dawn.
In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each
dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of
Khorasan, is a monster. Each night he takes a new bride only to have a silk
cord wrapped around her throat come morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's
dearest friend falls victim to Khalid, Shahrzad vows vengeance and volunteers
to be his next bride. Shahrzad is determined not only to stay alive, but to end
the caliph's reign of terror once and for all.
Night after night, Shahrzad beguiles Khalid, weaving stories that enchant, ensuring her survival, though she knows each dawn could be her last. But something she never expected begins to happen: Khalid is nothing like what she'd imagined him to be. This monster is a boy with a tormented heart. Incredibly, Shahrzad finds herself falling in love. How is this possible? It's an unforgivable betrayal. Still, Shahrzad has come to understand all is not as it seems in this palace of marble and stone. She resolves to uncover whatever secrets lurk and, despite her love, be ready to take Khalid's life as retribution for the many lives he's stolen. Can their love survive this world of stories and secrets?
Inspired by A Thousand and One Nights, The Wrath and the Dawn is a sumptuous and enthralling read from beginning to end.
I
am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest, in a prison of sand and sun.
My family is here. And I do not know whom I can trust.
In a land on the brink
of war, Shahrzad has been torn from the love of her husband Khalid, the Caliph
of Khorasan. She once believed him a monster, but his secrets revealed a man
tormented by guilt and a powerful curse—one that might keep them apart forever.
Reunited with her family, who have taken refuge with enemies of Khalid, and
Tariq, her childhood sweetheart, she should be happy. But Tariq now commands
forces set on destroying Khalid's empire. Shahrzad is almost a prisoner caught
between loyalties to people she loves. But she refuses to be a pawn and devises
a plan.
While her father, Jahandar, continues to play with magical forces he doesn't yet understand, Shahrzad tries to uncover powers that may lie dormant within her. With the help of a tattered old carpet and a tempestuous but sage young man, Shahrzad will attempt to break the curse and reunite with her one true love.
