--- title: "Desert Rose — Marie Brown" description: "Lorrine has always known where she stands: in the ancient city of Eirian, at the side of her best friend Kama, with no patience for anyone’s prejudices. But on…" canonical: "https://publica.now/creators/kittenwylde/works/desert-rose" --- Literary # Desert Rose [ ![Marie Brown](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/creators/01m0jfawjqfycq3mtj4enwr6zm/avatars/01M0NKSCPKPST56XVSYKKACWZV.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260826%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260826T221358Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=16ed5aae341d605e8672d32bc1915970479cf0e9ee8c4085ca79fafd0f44811e) Marie Brown ](https://publica.now/creators/kittenwylde) Follow I write genre-blending speculative fiction, usually with queer characters. Weird, wild, and thoroughly not formula fiction, my worlds are filled with magic, adventure, and strange science. Sci-fi, fan... $2.99 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fkittenwylde%2Fworks%2Fdesert-rose) Share Link copied Format pdf Published Aug 23, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Desert Rose](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01m0qd9xy767ahge5meeabr0zd/covers/01M0QD9Z8X6XK56P9DXMFXWEHM.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260826%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260826T221358Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=b9aca0f4bdc1d16ca12e2285d7ce0e627bc1b664cb0830fa345af507f83769be) ## About this work Lorrine has always known where she stands: in the ancient city of Eirian, at the side of her best friend Kama, with no patience for anyone’s prejudices. But one impulsive kiss shatters their friendship, and Lorrine runs away. She follows the dazzling Seeker Derfek into a life of magic, danger, and deception. As his promises unravel, she is drawn across deserts and into the secret world of the Dargasi, where family, faith, and forgotten histories await. Kama, meanwhile, must survive heartbreak, poverty, and the discovery of a power that may be as immense as it is difficult to control. Their paths lead through storms, underground wonders, enchanted beings, and painful reckonings. In a world shaped by ancient wars and hidden legacies, Lorrine and Kama must decide what they owe to the past... and whether love can survive the choices that divided them. 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