Maya grew up in a harem, and her mother died when she was very young. All of her life she has heard that her horoscope predicted she would attract death and destruction to a marriage. So Maya is content to remain single and happy. She enjoys life around the palace and climbing to the rafters so she can listen to her father the Raja conduct business in his palace.
Then comes the day that her father says war is coming, and there is nothing he can do to stop it. He is forcing her to marry a prince from another country. Her father tells her that it is her choice who she marries, but she doesn't really want to marry a man that she doesn't know or love. However, she will do her duty to help save the country she loves so dearly. Maya soon realizes that what she learned in the rafters of her father's palace will help her govern in the new life she is about to lead.
There is Indian folklore, mythology, reincarnation, and Otherworldly realms in this story. There are fantastical creatures, and many, many lives woven into one. I enjoyed learning about the folklore and legends of another culture and country.
Take the time to read The Star-Touched Queen.
