Publication Date: Sep 2024

Synopsis:

In 1888 Victorian England, Ami Dalton navigates a clandestine dual life. By day, she strives to establish herself as a respected Egyptologist, overcoming the gender biases that permeate academia. But with a heart for rescuing black-market artifacts, she is most often disguised as her alter ego, the Shadow Broker. After eight years in India, Oxford’s most eligible bachelor, Edmund Price, has come out of the shadows to run for Parliament and is in search of an Egyptologist to value a newly acquired collection. Expecting a renowned Oxford professor, Edmund instead finds himself entangled with Ami, the professor’s determined daughter. As they delve into the treasures, their connection deepens, but trouble emerges when a golden griffin–rumored to bear the curse of Amentuk–surfaces and they’re left to wonder if the curse really is at play, or if something more nefarious is hiding among the shadows.

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect an atmospheric historical fiction with medium faith threads filled with mystique, academia, hidden identities, ancient curses, Egyptian lore, and mystery elements.

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Content Warnings:

Language: None

Sexual Content: Kissing only

Violence: Mild to Moderate – Murder, kidnapping, mention of ill intent, weapon violence

Substance Use: Mild mention of opium usage (not on page), mentions of excessive drinking

Prejudices: Sexism in academia, mentions of past trauma regarding reading comprehension skills and literacy struggles

Religious Themes: Faith threads & Christian themes

Other Topics: Mentions themes of ancient curses and myths, palm reading

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