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The old bastard sent word for her to come at once.
Yasi strode quickly out of the dusty wadi where the goat herd was grazing, climbed
hand over hand up the rocky cliff side and then trotted to the front of the old man's
tent. She squatted down in the sand with her head lowered, and waited, panting.
The sun baked her body, the black wool abaya covering her from head to foot
intensifying the sweltering desert heat. Closing her eyes against the searing dryness
she fought off the drowsy feeling of lightheadedness.Read More
September 11, 2001 exploded into history and all America gasped in pain and anguish. Yasi was a new sophomore at Georgetown and her parents were frantic with worry for her safety. They demanded that she leave Washington and return to Michigan immediately, but she refused, and instead argued with them to stay where she was, to prove the terrorists would not succeed in dictating how she lived her life. They had attacked her country and had vowed to destroy her freedom, but she refused to let that happen.Read More
Enshallah – “God Willing”
A fast paced adventure novel filled with danger and intrigue beginning in America prior to September 11, 2001 and continuing in the Arabia of today. Arab American college graduate Yasmina Al Amar, is among the new covert agents assigned to the Middle East to gather intelligence in Saudi Arabia, when she is uncovered and marked for death by al Qaeda. Her harrowing escape and the brutal revenge she exacts upon her enemies stuns the reader as she transforms from an untested combatant to a ferocious warrior, exacting a brand of bloody vengeance known only within the distant memory of her tribal ancestors.
Enshallah draws us into the pre and post world of the 9-11 terror attack and the evolving war on terror, terrorists and those who fight against them. Readers are guided through a world of fantasy and violence as they follow female spy Yasi al Amar in her journey from a newly trained covert agent to a seasoned fighter, preparing for her intelligence gathering mission in the turbulent Middle East against the al Qaeda forces of Islamic Fundamentalism. It is the same fundamentalism that exists in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Israel. The reader is transported from America to the Middle East as characters are intertwined throughout the story, and the fate of Yasi captivates and inspires the reader. Enshallah (Inshallah) - "God Willing"