SOLVED. Fantasy - featured a year or so ago [s]

[Edward]

You can do searches on the forums have you tried that?

[Kris]

A long shot that partly matches your description - Eventide by Tracy Hickman?

[Kris]

Sorry, I posted the wrong cover edition initially. You'll see the correction above. But the dragon sounds like a no go.

If it wasn't for Goodreads, I'd never remember half the books I'd like to read. :)

[Kris]

How about another guess...
Emissary by Fiona McIntosh?

[Tompopaageo]

Could it be this one?

[Tompopaageo]

Oops sorry, just saw your subsequent post about the book colour.

[Jade]

Maybe one of Brandon Sanderson's recent books? I think one or two of them have desert covers and they were everyone on goodreads for a while.

[MJ]

Think it's a bit too old for what you're looking for, but just in case

Fiona McIntosh, Odalisque, Emissary, Goddess

Oops, just saw Kris's... Great minds

[Mindy]

I assume you've perused this list, but just in case:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

[SarahBeth]

Possibly Secrets of the Sands

[Terri]

Inky Maybe this one?

[SarahBeth]

Glad that was it. I had to go track down my copy, but I bought it because it kept showing up in the 'you might like' feeds on my goodreads page.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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