"Egyptian setting provides adventure and passion."

Sarah Pendergrass has been called to her father's bedside. Roger Pendergrass has spent many years as an archeologist awhile leaving the motherless Sarah in boarding schools. Believing that Queen Tiy's curse is causing his rapidly failing health, Roger wants Sarah to return his last artifacts to Egypt. Sarah isn't sure she's the right person to do the job, but he says she's the only one left to do so, since his partner, Jake Mitchell, refuses to return the items. When Jake arrives at Roger's to show the artifacts to an interested party, the items are gone. That's when Jake realizes Roger is serious about sending everything back to Egypt.

Jake first meets Sarah while she's having a huge crate loaded onto a ship. Since she's using her mother's maiden name, he doesn't associate her with Roger. Jake is attracted to Sarah and his feelings become quite intense. Sarah wants to hate Jake for all the years her father pushed her aside to be with him, but her attraction to Jake is too strong.

Adventure and passion make this a good story. Jake and Sarah are lively characters who keep the plot moving to an exciting conclusion.

Reviewed by Delia Larkins
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003