Asenath - Review and Giveaway

Filled with all the mysteries of Ancient Egypt, Anna Patricio, captures the very essence of the time period in the debut novel, Asenath. Pulled from the Bible we find an unknown character written about in Genesis 41, the wife of Joseph, the readers are in for a delightful journey into the lives of the people in Egypt during the year 1554 B.C. Where the worship of various Gods were still responsible for how the people responded to certain situations.

Here we find the story of a young girl named Kira who endured a tragedy of losing her family and being taken as a captive during the war between a humble fishing village Kira was a part of and a rival jungle tribe. When the armies of Egypt finally rescue her, now an orphan, she is immediately taken into the temple to be raised as a servant of the high priests and priestesses that dwell within.

Kira still remains a humble child with believes that people should not be treated as less than human and it's her encounter with a abused slave boy in a market that will ultimately change her life as a servant forever. Her kindness is both an asset and her downfall depending on who she comes face to face with. Will she be able to find true love and the life she so desperately longs for in as the sands of time continue their assault on Ancient Egypt?



I received Asenath by Anna Patricio compliments of the author for my honest review and being a huge fan of Ancient history and especially all the mysteries surrounding Egypt, I literally jumped at the opportunity. For anyone who loves history, Egypt and a great fictional story written around both, then this is the perfect book for you. Hands down this is an exceptional novel and rates a 5 out of 5 stars.

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Asenath by Anna Patricio

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Thanks to Anna Patricio's generosity she is providing a giveaway copy to one lucky reader of my blog who enters. Here's all you need to do to enter.

1. Be a follower of my blog, Reviews From The Heart.

2. Be a resident of the US or have a US shipping address. Please No P.O. Boxes.

3. Leave me a comment along with your email address telling me why you'd love to win a copy of this book. You can use the words (at) and (dot) instead of the symbols. I will be contacting the winner of the giveaway by email, so don't forget to include it.

The giveaway will end on December 10th and I will notify the winner by email at that time.

City of the Dead

Deep in the heart of Egypt where the worship of the gods of Ra and Osiris is common practice, murders are happening. In the wake of the discovery of the body, a golden death mask is being left behind on the victim. The people being murdered are the high ranking official of Pharaoh, Mentu who was in charge of building Khufu's giant pyramid and then the Queen herself, Merit.

The Grand Vizier, Hemiunu, wants to find out just who the killer is and have them brought to justice, but the Pharaoh wants to make sure that the pyramid project remains on target as well as having the Queen's pyramid finished before the purification process on her boy is complete within 70 days. It appears his focus is abit jaded and Hemi vows that Egypt will not remain stable unless justice is served and more murders continue.

Using what little skills exist in that time frame, he begins to unwrap the details of the murders focusing on the craftsman who created the gold death masks recovered on both bodies. When he is provided with a name of someone, he believes he is one step closer, until he learns that he is dead as well.



Woven in the time of Ancient Egypt before the great pyramids are finished, City of the Dead by T.L. Higley once more immerses the reader into a history of great riches and mystery. Captivated by the details in the story based on intense research into the burial practices to the building of the ancient pyramids themselves, we, the reader, can feel a part of what happened so many thousands of years ago and perhaps solve the mystery ourselves.

I received this Kindle edition of the book to review on my own and once more love the details as well as the characters themselves in this rich historical fiction. This is my third book by T.L. Higley and it won't be my last! I rate this one a 5 out of 5 stars and can't wait to read the next book in this series of the seven wonders of the ancient worlds. This is the second book in the series. This book is available on paperback and eBook formats for your reading pleasure.

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City of the Dead by T. L. Higley

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