Soul-mates separated for the second time, the only faith they’ll ever worship is love.
On the shores of the Bosphorus River, the sultan’s son meets and falls in love with Tamar, the beautiful child of Inquisition refugees. A quiet love affair ensues. Plans to wed are in motion until one day, the girl vanishes. Prince Murat waits for her to return. He dies waiting.
Four centuries later, thirty-five year old Selim Osman, a playboy prince with a thriving real estate empire is suddenly diagnosed with cancer. Abandoning the mother of his unborn child, he vanishes from Istanbul without an explanation.
In a Manhattan hospital, he meets Hannah, a talented artist and the daughter of a French Holocaust survivor. Together, they battle chemotherapy and come to terms with his dark past. Hannah’s portraits reveal a world of secrets, taking readers back to 16th century Istanbul, and to a secluded village where a young girl has been exiled by her Jewish family for daring to love a Muslim prince. Through her painting, Hannah unlocks Selim’s darkest secrets. She unlocks his heart.
Theirs is a love that has been dormant for centuries, spanning continents, generations, oceans, and religions. Soul-mates separated for the 2nd time, the only faith they’ll ever worship is love.