Thousands of years ago at the base of the Oweinat Mountains, the warrior Queen Byrgamon and Prince Kedare came together in a time of diplomacy. But their peace was to be short-lived. Crazed with a lust for power, Kedare's rival for the Queen's affection, Bahk-ir, was not to be thwarted. Beneath the howl of the wind and a swirl of desert sand, Bahk-ir set a curse in motion that no one could have foreseen. And so it all began ...LIKE A PHOENIX FROM ASH AND FLAMESTHEIRS IS A LOVE REBORNThe return of an old love. Two men from the past. Deceit. At her desk in California, archeologist Phoenix Donovan scoffs at the mysterious warnings given to her by a psychic during a tarot card reading. But when she receives an envelope marked with the Feather of Maat and a visit from Egyptian national, Asa Ducaine, Phoenix accepts the job of a lifetime near Egypt at a pristine site dating back to 8,000 B.C.E.-and the words of the psychic begin to ring true.After ten days in a coma, Max Parrish awakens with memories of a past life and a woman he has to find at all cost. Driven beyond reason to the sands of northern Africa, he comes face to face with a love he couldn't have imagined, along with a dark and deadly magic that could destroy more than just their lives.