"Mikela" is a contemporary fiction drama of life's challenges and romance, which encompasses modern day experiences of female circumcision, rape, prostitution and HIV. It is a compelling fiction novel about one woman's challenges, tragedies and triumph, and the power of unconditional love.

The novel "Mikela" starts in the Tanzanian Maasailand and is about a young Maasai woman Mikela with a unique artistic talent. At the tender age of thirteen she and her twin sister Nadia experience female circumcision. The tragic turn of events prematurely starts Mikela's life's journey, taking her first to Mombassa where she finds refuge in an elderly woman's home, and later to a Nairobi family residence.

At the age of fourteen Mikela is raped, again two years later after a second rape she flees from the Nairobi family residence. Two years later, fate draws her into the Parisian art world where she introduces her unique blend of Maasai and French renaissance art.

Can Mikela survive all of the turmoil in her life? Can the power of unconditional and undefiled love salvage her soul from all of the chaos she faces? Can the strength that she draws from God whom she calls "Enkai" eventually release her spirit and soul from the past? Can she finally let go of her past in order to embrace a brighter future ? Buy the book and find out.