Desert Flower

C. P. Lesley, a historian, is the author of ＂The Not Exactly Scarlet Pimpernel,＂ the Tarkei Chronicles, and three novels in the Legends of the Five Directions series, set during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible-＂The Golden Lynx,＂ ＂The Winged Horse,＂ and ＂The Swan Princess.＂ She is currently working on ＂The Vermilion Bird＂ (Legends 4: South).