Publisher's Synopsis
BEAUTIFUL SLAVE IN A TURKISH HAREM
Her name was Lalla.
She was the loveliest girl that Sultan Mahomet had ever seen. But Circassian slave girl is deaf and dumb.
All to the better, the Sultan thinks, and he adores her like the most delicate flower in an exotic garden. He treats her well, this Lalla, and she grows in health and beauty.
But there is a secret about this girl. A secret that can bring tragedy to the old city of Stamboul by the glittery Bosphorus Sea.
For there is a reason this girl cannot speak or hear -- and that is her lost love, Aphiz of Cardassia, and their violent parting.
When Aphiz saves the life of the Sultan, he is brought to court and he sees Lalla -- who he knows as Komel.
Then destiny careens wildly forward. . . .
