Today's excerpt is from Dancer of the Nile, a new WIP in my connected series. It's close to being ready for submission but not…quite…there. Yet!

Nima, the dancer, has been kidnapped by the enemy Hyksos during a raid on a border town. She finds she's not the only captive they're taking back to their fortress. This is from the opening scene of the novel, as the column has stopped for a brief rest:

                  Nima lifted the cup to her dry lips and then stopped, gazing over the edge of the ...