When Egyptologist April Tanner is asked to translate the hieroglyphs on an ancient ring, she is unwittingly drawn into a world of danger and intrigue. Her colleague, Dr. Peter Scherril, believes the glyphs will lead to a treasure hidden nearly two thousand years ago by an Egyptian named Remaliha. The problem is the glyphs don’t make sense.
A week after Peter is killed in a suspicious car crash, the ring shows up in April’s mail. She vows to decipher the artifact’s code and figure out why someone wanted Peter dead. Her inquisitions put her in the path of dashing archaeologist Nathan Hayes and his mysterious friend James Reddingham. Nathan invites April to join his expedition near Luxor.
Once she arrives in Egypt, April aggressively pursues her investigation of the ring. But soon she suspects the motives of both Nathan and James and finds herself dodging thieves and assassins at every turn. In the end, uncovering the secrets of the ring could lead to Remaliha’s treasure . . . or April’s own tomb.
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Melanie
is an author, designer, and flight attendant all rolled into one. She graduated
from Utah State University with a degree in communications.
Melanie
has told stories all her life and finds her passion in sharing the plots that
spin through her head. She hopes to be on an airplane one day and see someone
reading one of her books.
Melanie now lives in Portland,
Oregon—with her two dachshund Chihuahua dogs—where the beauty of the Pacific
Northwest feeds her imagination and the rainy winter evenings encourage her to
curl up with hot chocolate and a good book.
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Top 10s
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Book: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story
of Beauty and the Beast
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Color: Red
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Movie: Undercover Blues
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Place: Beach
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Season: Fall
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Time of Day: Late morning
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Actor I’d like to Kiss: Chris Evans (I
seriously want his muscles hugging me.)
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Dessert: Homemade raspberry cheesecake
(I have the recipe)
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Food: Italian
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Flower: lily
Snippets
1
He had strode into her office demanding
to talk to her. Sean didn’t want to let him in, but Peter had pushed his way
through the door. Astonished, April had jumped to her feet. Peter looked like
he had just come from an archaeological dig, and with his leather jacket and
ruggedly handsome face, he had reminded her of Indiana Jones. As soon as he saw
April, Peter had apologized for the intrusion, introduced himself, and begged
for her help.
2
Once the men were out of sight, she
dashed behind the columns and into the roman Sanctuary, then ran deeper into
the temple. In desperation, she looked around, but could see no place to hide
and no way to exit the temple without being seen. Feeling hopeless, she backed
toward a dark corner until someone grabbed her from behind and clapped a hand
over her mouth.
3
She still felt a little dizzy and decided
it was just the heat and exertion from walking to the temple. At the edge of
the pool, she tested the water temperature with one toe. It was perfect. She
removed her flip- ops. Then everything started spinning.
April tried to reorient herself but felt
her body falling forward. She reached out to catch herself. Instead, her hands
slid into the cool water, and the surface of the pool slapped her in the face.
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