Weekend Briefing: Cover and Art Reveals

Welcome back, agents. Next Saturday premiers the release of Desert of Death on Kindle Vella. Here is the cover and two gorgeous commissions I had made to celebrate!

 

She became a walking plague to save her people.

Now she'll wed a foreign prince to secure her throne.

Even if her heart belongs to another...

 

Layla may be the most powerful woman in Egypt, but she has never been in control of her own life. Her father granted her both a throne and a monotheistic religion that could cost her everything to uphold. Her sister was stolen by the fae. And the only man she's ever wanted loved her twin first. And that was before she agreed to become an avatar to an ancient evil to spare her homeland.

As the captain of the guard, Karim swore an oath to protect the Pharaoh of Egypt. But that task has never been more difficult than it is now as unrest spreads like a disease among the people. But worse is the strange ailment plaguing Layla that she refuses to speak of.

Layla is determined to bear all things, including the Kiss of Death within her, for her people. But one thing she will not do is surrender her throne to her brother. She will do whatever it takes, including raiding her ancestor's tomb and betrothing himself to an enemy prince.

But some things are inevitable, like the end of a dynasty and the downfall of an empire...

 Here are Layla and Karim as portrayed by Maddy Moore. Don't they look so good together? Unfortunately, Egypt doesn't think so. Or, more importantly, Ay the Vizier doesn't agree . . .

The cover is by GetCovers. And the below artwork, which will eventually feature as the special edition cover for the hardback, is by Anastasia Subbotina.

Once again, we have Layla and Karim. And just to the right is Prince Zan, Layla's betrothed. Like her, he is based off an actual historical character. I can't wait to share their tale, based on real events, with you!