Roya is set to lose her throne, a fate she is willing to fight tooth and bone to stop. Her father, the king, has a burning determination to undermine Roya, but her uncle is as relentless in trying to stop it.

Anya does not want to leave her home. She has been promised to a foreign prince, even though she's never left the city. But her prince is charming, and Anya's always been a hopeful romantic, so maybe she can make this work.

The fates of these two women are tied together with pain, tears, the bond of a mother and her child, and more than one thorny rose. They are going to have to face their demons to get what they want, even though that may mean the demise of a king.

The shifting sands of the desert are said to contain hidden treasures, but the truth is that what hides in this evershifting ocean of sand is much more cruel and conniving: destiny.