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Tomb of the Sun King
Tomb of the Sun King | Jacquelyn Benson
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Respectable lady scholars shouldn't be dodging evildoers, escaping lost tombs, and chasing down magical artifacts. Archivist and suffragette Ellie Mallory always dreamed of putting her scholarly skills to work in the ancient sands of Egypt. She never imagined she would be doing so in order to save an object of legendary power from a batch of ruthless villains. Racing baddies to an arcanum of Biblical proportions is only one of Ellie's problems. Her hopelessly academic and perpetually mortified step-brother, Dr. Neil Fairfax, is about to learn that she's been gallivanting around the globe with his danger-magnet best friend, Adam Bates-the roguish surveyor for whom Ellie harbors increasingly complicated feelings. Add the petite and terrifyingly fearless Constance Tyrrell to the mix, and Ellie either has a crack team of artifact-saving experts on hand... or a recipe for disaster. Together, they'll need to follow a trail of three-thousand-year-old clues from the necropolis of Saqqara to the temples of Luxor-and beyond, where the ruined capital of a heretic pharaoh hides a secret with the potential to upend history. To keep an earth-shattering magic from falling into the wrong hands, Ellie will need to pull out all the stops, even if that means resorting to fisticuffs, ignoring proper archaeological processes... and solving one of Egypt's greatest mysteries. Dive into Tomb of the Sun King now to experience the next action-packed historical fantasy adventure in the Raiders of the Arcana series!
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In this second in series, we have a change of scenery as Ellie and Adam have traveled to Egypt in an effort to find a holy relic before a ruthless gang of antiquity art thieves, the same nefarious group from their prior adventure. We are introduced to Ellie's archaeologist brother Neil (Adam's best friend) on the fateful dig, and Constance (Ellie's best friend) who's along for the ride and trying to avoid her matchmaking mother.

robinb I really enjoyed this one! Lots of action, lots of historical detail, and lots of romance. However, I was a bit confused/surprised by the intensity of the romance from the very beginning of the story. I was not expecting that judging from the ending of the previous adventure. I'm not complaining (I love Adam and Ellie's chemistry/banter, and it was definitely on showcase here), it just took a little change of mindset on my part for them to ⬇️ 3mo
robinb be that far along in that department already. My only other call out was Neil's character. I felt he was a bit overdone in his "bumbling" academic role, and he actually tended to get on my nerves with his nonsensical portrayal. However, Constance more than saved the day with her spunky, all-in, brave and hilarious self...she needs her own series. Looking forward to more! 4.5/5⭐️ 3mo
BookmarkTavern I felt the same way about this new romance! It felt unexpected and very rushed. Hopefully book three will take more time with it. And Connie was an absolute star of this book. 3mo
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robinb @BookmarkTavern I‘m glad to hear it wasn‘t just me! 🤣 I honestly felt like I had missed a previous book from where this one picked up. And yes, I‘m definitely Team Constance all the way! (edited) 3mo
BookmarkTavern And the fact that we get to go to India with Connie in book three? I am so excited to see where that goes! 3mo
robinb @BookmarkTavern Yes! At the rate Ellie and Adam are going they will probably be married with 3 kids by then. LOL 3mo
BookmarkTavern Can you imagine the absolute chaos of children of Ellie and Adam?!? Just imagining it makes me want to watch The Mummy Returns again. At least I can dive into more of Benson‘s backlog while I wait for three. 😁 3mo
bookandbedandtea This series sounds great! (And I love the covers 🤩) I just got book 1. 3mo
robinb @bookandbedandtea I‘m so glad you‘re going to try it! Let us know what you think. 😊 3mo
robinb @BookmarkTavern I‘m planning to check out her backlist as well. Happy I discovered her. 😊 3mo
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Ellie & Adam must race to Egypt to beat Jacobs & Dawson to finding the tomb that hides the staff of Moses. Teaming up w/ Ellie‘s friend Connie, her brother Neil, & his friend Sayyid, they hope to protect a lost tomb.

A solid follow up! The relationship of Ellie & Adam stayed solid, the archaeology had me totally hooked, & I loved our new side characters. This is falling into a pattern of White Savior trope, but I loved everything else.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern Did I buy a kindle for myself for my birthday to take on my mini vacation I also bought for myself for my birthday? Yes, yes I did. 3mo
AnnCrystal 👏🥳👍💝. 3mo
mabell Fun! And Happy Birthday! 🎉🎈🎁🎂 3mo
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