About This Book
The beautiful Princess Tanafriti, beloved daughter of Pharaoh Merenptah of Egypt, awakens one blissful morning to find that her life of privilege does not come without a price. The burden of a title means she is to be made a bride to a former enemy in order to keep a peaceful alliance between her father's empire and King Solomon's growing kingdom. Understanding the depth of her duty, Tanafriti journeys to Jerusalem with personal maids and guardsmen in tow, including her true love, Kam. The transition is not an easy one, as there are several Israelites who believe bringing a gentile into the sacred land of David the Great is blasphemous to God. The future of the kingdom now rests in King Solomon's hands, offering stresses of its own despite his divine wisdom as he waits in anguish for his bride. 'She of the Beautiful Land' is to be with him soon, and he longs for his wife. When the betrothed meet, the prior struggles are minimized by yet more religious opposition, but genuine love prevails. Solomon's desire for Tanafriti inspires the royal palace -- the only one built for any of his thousand wives. When their marriage fails to produce a male heir, Solomon leaves Tanafriti in distress and Kam to decipher his newfound role in Solomon's guard. New Hebrew and Danite friends and a miracle in the new temple prompt the princess to resign pagan rituals and follow the living God. Her faith brings wisdom, just like her husband's, and motivates her to encourage the Queen of Sheba with insight into the king, as well as offer guidance to Solomon. Through it all, a remarkable journey awaits the lives of all as an ultimate plan from a higher power strategically makes way into two kingdoms and two hearts vying for power and romance.
