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Tales of Zumar

Before Zumar was a town, it was an exile.

A murdered healer. A djinn-cat bound in chains. Women who walked away from everything and built a tea shop in the desert.

This is the story of how they did it—and who came after. Tales of Zumar is a collection of short stories of the characters from Like Saffron in Sunlight.

Cast of LSiS

Leila runs a sentient tea shop in a mountain town called Zumar. Ka'ele arrives with a fire in his blood, a title he has abandoned, and a talent for deflecting every question she asks.

The shop breathes between them. The past hunts them both. And neither of them is ready for what comes next. Like Saffron in Sunlight—a slow-burn fantasy romance.

WIP Project

Before Harun al-Rashid, there was Khayzuran. A historical retelling with a thread of fantasy.

Before the Arabian Nights, there was a slave girl from Jurash who stole an iron ring and became the most powerful woman the Abbasid Caliphate had ever known. This is her revelation.

This is her story.

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