Foreign Bride

by Helen Russell

"Indeed, you want my daughter in marriage, but my sister whom my father gave you is with you there, but no one has seen her or knows whether she is alive or dead." King of Babylon to Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Metumwi was bartered to the son of the pharaoh, forced to leave her family and her country and enter a loveless marriage in a strange new land. Court intrigue further complicated her life and when she found forbidden love, danger and worry added more burden. Would she be able to take what risks she needed in order to carve are a love that would transform the frightened girl into a strong, independent woman and elevate her into one of the most powerful women in Egypt?

170 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 8, 2013