Lives connect in Egypt's remote Dakhla Oasis.
When Oxford anthropologist Pen sees Madison Watson; an American paleontologist; he is smitten--by her beauty and her uncompromising intelligence.
But the sands of the desert are not the only things shifting.
The arrival of Byron changes everything.
He may think of himself as a romantic; but he is a man filled with darkness--something Ib; hiding his sexuality from his conservative family; will soon discover to his detriment.
Lurking in the shadows is the naive but determined Shani; torn between her passion and her convictions.
