Scorched Threads by Kris Ruhler
Scorched Threads Aeterna Chronicles Book 5 Kris Ruhler 5 Stars Pages: 356 Genre: Teen, Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy Published: 09 Nov 2022 Publisher:GPV Publishing Publisher's Blurb: Run from her pursuers. Survive the brutal desert. Find her missing friend Essie lives comfortably as a companion to Simin, a wealthy merchant’s daughter selected as the prince’s new bride. But when her friend disappears on her wedding day, Essie’s world is turned upside down. Fearing the worst, she sets off across the desert, but finding Simin isn’t exactly a walk in the park. In a land of scorching heat, bandits, and deadly creatures, nothing is as it seems. Who is friend, and who is foe? But Essie believes she has a good chance at survival. That is if she can outrun the assassin and bounty hunters at her back. To make matters worse, a voice in her head makes her question her origins. The secrets she unearths shatter everything she knows. When things go sideways, and enemies close in, she forges ahe