What the River Knows

Secrets of the Nile Duology Series

by Isabel Ibanez

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Isabel Ibanez's Secrets of the Nile duology is a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller with its lush historical fantasy setting in Egypt, so much adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance that's impossible not to fall for.

Our story begins with Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera, a young girl belonging to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires. But then her parents mysteriously die, and she is left in the care of a strange guardian and his assistant, Whit, who has his own motives to be near Inez. (And, spoiler, their chemistry leaps off the page!) Together with them, she sails to Cairo in search of answers, only to uncover a world of magic linked to her late father's ring ... and the real reason behind her parents' death.

We won't spoil this duology further, but just know it mixes archeology, mystery, ancient Egyptian mythology, magic, romance and so much more, making for a fantastic series for anyone who loves YA romance and YA historical fiction.

All the Secrets of the Nile books in order:

Book 1: What the River Knows (2023)
Book 2: Where the Library Hides (2024)