Exquisite Captive

For fans of Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone series and Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy comes the first book in the Dark Caravan Cycle, a modern fantasy-adventure trilogy about a gorgeous, fierce eighteen-year-old jinni who is pitted against two magnetic adversaries, both of whom want her—and need her—to make their wishes come true.

Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Now in hiding on the dark caravan—the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command—she’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to release Nalia from her master so she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother. There’s just one catch: for Raif’s unbinding magic to work, Nalia must gain possession of her bottle . . . and convince the dangerously persuasive Malek that she truly loves him.

• Enemies to Lovers: He’s the leader of the revolution that despises her kind, and her sworn enemy. But Raif Djan’Urbi is also Nalia’s only hope for freedom—if she can bring herself to trust him.
• A Dangerous Love Triangle: Caught between a cruel but magnetic master who owns her and an enigmatic revolutionary who wants to save her, Nalia must navigate a game where her heart is the prize.
• Forced Proximity: Bound by golden shackles and a magical bottle, she is a prisoner in her handsome master’s lavish Hollywood world. To survive, she must play a game of devotion, even as she plots her escape.
• Hidden Identity: She is the last of a powerful royal line of jinn, a fact she must keep secret to survive. But hiding her true nature becomes harder when her enemies—and her allies—begin to test the limits of her ancient power.

“Exquisite Captive transported me to a world that was beautiful and terrifying, sensuous and dark, and utterly unforgettable. I’ll be haunted by Heather Demetrios’s brilliant and romantic take on modern jinni lore for many nights to come.” - Megan Shepherd, author of The Madman's Daughter

“Demetrios crafts a refreshingly diverse story with nods to Arabian culture in this lengthy blend of traditional jinni lore and urban fantasy elements.” - SLJ

“The story unfolds at a swift, even pace, and the worldbuilding is superb; the jinn inhabit an intoxicating, richly realized realm of magic, politics, spirituality and history. Readers will wish they had a jinni to grant them the next book in the series.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“A rich, unique world, full of characters who blaze as brightly as their tremendous powers—I was ensnared from the very first line! Exquisite Captive is a beautiful and clever reimagining of the mythology of the jinn, and utterly unlike anything I’ve ever read. Seductive, refreshing, and unforgettable!” - Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series

“Blending ancient myth and glittering modernity, it’s an intricate and smartly written story.” - Publishers Weekly