Desert Rains — Jill Penrod

Enter the world of Balia, a place not so different from our own. Explore lush landscapes and rich cultures as Balia's creator, TrueGod, moves through many times and places to find lost and broken people to call his own.In the ancient desert town of Alagor, nobody is more lost and broken than Banar, the lame beggar, unless it's Anna, the royal slave, or Alandro, the wounded baker, or even Malia, the lonely noble daughter. When TrueGod unexpectedly weaves their lives together, he creates unlikely alliances that will not only save the city from the secret plans of a power-seeking magistrate, but may also heal their individual lives as they step out of their ordinary roles and do things none would have dared alone. If they fail, lives all across Alagor will be lost, including their own.