Title: Storms Over Babylon
Author: Jennifer Macaire
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From
the scorching plains of Persia to the opulent city of Babylon, Ashley and
Alexander continue their sensuous and passionate journey through history.
Alexander the Great is now king of Persia and Greece but his reign will be
short. Time-travelling Ashley knows when her husband will die. She's determined
to cheat Fate and save Alexander and her children, even if it brings the gates of
time crashing down. Following Alexander on a tour of his new kingdom, she plans
her moves and bides her time. She must, however, convince Alexander to abandon
his crown and his kingdom.
Excerpt:
We had two weeks of marching through arid land before we
came to Bampur. The most difficult part of our journey was over.
We’d lost more than five thousand souls in the desert. We
arrived in tatters, deeply shocked by all the men, women and children who’d
perished. We were relieved to be in a place where sweet water flowed in
abundance and the grass grew green. It was like a rebirth, like arriving in
paradise, and to top everything off the whole city had turned out to greet
Alexander, conquering hero, and king of the world.
Alexander, conquering hero! The people lined the streets.
They sat on the rooftops and were already hoarse from cheering by the time we
were near enough to hear them.
Alexander, king of the world! Flowers fell like rain, wine
flowed like rivers, the soldiers were feted and acclaimed, and Alexander’s name
was on everyone’s lips. He had returned to his kingdom and the city, like a
bride, opened her arms to him.
It was heady stuff for a man suddenly to realize that this
was the summit of his glory. He had been fighting for so long that he’d
forgotten why. He’d been struggling to reclaim a crown and consolidate a
kingdom and now that it was done, suddenly, here it was. Here was his kingdom.
It was just the edge, but it was here, and the people were weeping, screaming,
and swooning when they saw him.
Even I, who had seen one of the ancient newsreels of the
Beatles arriving in America, was impressed. The Beatles were an old hat
compared to Alexander. These people had no television either. They had been
waiting for months for a glimpse of the young king.
Here he was, and, by the gods! He was young! He was
handsome! He waved and grinned and cried. His hair was bleached pale gold, his
skin was burned deep brown, his eyes glittered blue and brown, and they were
huge in his starving face. His purple cape was in tatters, but the mayor of the
city gave him a new one. He wore the crown of Darius on his noble head and he
carried the spear of a cavalry officer. His men had polished their bronze
weapons until they shone in the red setting sun like drops of blood. The
horses, wild with the scent of grass and water whinnied and screamed at the
crowds, and the crowds screamed back.
Everyone cried, everyone laughed. It was our first
homecoming and we were drunk within seconds with the ecstasy of ‘Nostos’, the
return. We drank from the cups held out by every hand towards us. The men all
had purple mouths and staggered drunkenly by the time we left the city and
headed towards the encampment, but Alexander was drunk on glory. His eyes were
brilliant and his color hectic. His face burned with fever and he had no voice
left to speak.
Jennifer
Macaire lives in France with her husband, three children, & various dogs
& horses. She grew up in upstate New York, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
After graduation in St. Thomas, she moved to NYC where she modeled for five
years for Elite. She went to France and met her husband at the polo club. All
that is true. But she mostly likes to make up stories.
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