<h4><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 37, 41, 1)">IN 12</strong><sup style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 37, 41, 1)"><strong>TH</strong></sup><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 37, 41, 1)">&nbsp;CENTURY KASHMIR, IPPOLITO AND RUTH ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A LIFE-ALTERING ADVENTURE...</strong></h4><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 37, 41, 1)">To escape an assassination plot hatched by the mad queen of Gujarat, Ippolito and Ruth travel underground to safety. And they discover the mad queen is the least of their worries.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 37, 41, 1)">Facing hordes of rats, oversized crocodiles&nbsp;and the dangers of the Himalayan mountains, the party are pushed to their limits. Only an orphaned snow cat&nbsp;named Whisper and monks from the Buddha's Smile monastery offer refuge&nbsp;and solace.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 37, 41, 1)">But safety isn't all it seems when the monastery that houses them comes under attack. Ippolito and Ruth join the fight to protect their new community, a fight that will reveal true identities and divine guides.</span></p><p><em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(33, 37, 41, 1)">"The adventures continue for these amazing characters.&nbsp;The author's talent for great narration and landscapes blends&nbsp;with well thought-out plots... Excellent reading!" Craig, Readalot reviewer</em></p><p><br></p>