The Silk Caravan of Basra
A Tale of Spice and Secret

About this book:

The scent of cardamom and cinnamon rises from these pages, carrying you from the crowded wharves of Basra to the white-stone markets of Damascus on a caravan where every camel hides a secret. When fever steals her father's ability to lead their family's spice train across the desert, Yasmin ibn Ziyad does what no merchant's daughter dares: she shears her hair, binds her chest, and signs the muster roll as "Faris," a boy with ink-stained fingers, a ledger's precision, and a cargo of saffron, silk, and musk worth a king's ransom. But the Syrian desert offers more than sandstorms and bandits—whispers of treason trail the caravan, a poisoned cup awaits at an oasis, and the handsome outrider who vouched for her at the gates watches her with eyes that see too much.

Against a backdrop of clashing empires and ancient trade routes, *The Silk Caravan of Basra* weaves high-stakes adventure with intimate courage. From the marshlands of the Shatt al-Arab to the ruins of Palmyra, Yasmin must navigate not only the perils of the Spice Road but the far deadlier game of masking her identity while guarding her father's legacy—and her own heart. Rich with the textures of a bygone world and propelled by a heroine who refuses to be confined by the screens of her courtyard, this is historical fiction at its most immersive: a tale where every spice jar holds a story, every shadow conceals a blade, and the longest journey is the one toward becoming who you were meant to be.