Laura Nureldin

Royals Laura Nureldin

"How old is your boyfriend?""Actually, he's 2,500 years old."When Mora Greene - a speech trainer from nowadays Los Angeles - ends up in the ancient Persian Empire ruled by King Xerxes, her entire world is turned upside down. She is your average modern woman, standing on her own feet, building a career and cynically dismissing romance. On the other hand, Xerxes is a monarch raised in the patriarchal Persian society. A twist of fate brings the two close together, partnering them up in an exciting adventure where the King's life is at stake. To save and protect him, Mora Greene becomes the new Queen of Persia, in a formal arrangement. The two characters find themselves traveling back and forth through time, with the help of a molecular reduction procedure invented by Mora's best friend, a brilliant scientist named Alexander Burke. Together, Mora and Xerxes escape from deadly plots, carefully put together by traitors at the Palace. Slowly, their complicity develops into something deeper. Tightly connected, yet separated by centuries, the two become involved in the most unpredictable love story that forces them to make dramatic life choices. The reader will recognize many historical landmarks and characters throughout the story, and will also have quite a few laughs when a modern woman's mentality collides with that of ancient Persians. Step by step, the characters reveal their depths to the reader, making you their friend and their willing accomplice. They reward the attention with mystery, intrigue, adventure, lush images of a long gone world, chivalry, romance and a healthy dose of witty dialogues.