Dallas artist and time traveler Chloe Kingsley wakes up in the Mediterranean, dressed in 1990s party clothes. Mistaken for a mermaid goddess, Chloe soon realizes she is in biblical Canaan. She and Cheftu are reunited, only to becomes vassals to none other than David, the Israelite: king.

While Cheftu helps reclaim the buried gold of the Exodus, Chloe's military training helps her win David his beloved Jerusalem. But Chloe, Cheftu, and the future of a fledgling nation face possible annihilation from the Egyptian RaEm, an ancient woman with dangerous modern knowledge, now plotting to rule Egypt. And Chloe and Cheftu face a destiny both terrifying and profound, whose ramifications are eternal.