Ruan #1: Daughter of the Flames

Daughter of the Flames is the 1st book in the Ruan Series. A sweeping fantasy chronicling a courageous girl's fight for freedom and love in a world ravaged by war and religious fanaticism.   Zahira is a young woman of the conquered Rua people. She has been raised to distrust the occupying population. But everything changes when her home is destroyed and she finds out some shocking truths about her past. Realizing that it is up to her to do something about the violence that is tearing her country apart, she tries to bridge the gap between the warring cultures. But when her own people suspect her of treachery - especially after she falls in love with one of the enemy - the epic task ahead of her seems insurmountable...