The Falcon & the Dove

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Summary: Sunscreen, please, the desert sun is hot.
Review: The Falcon & The Dove is one of the books that makes you feel like you are right there watching the characters as the story unfolds.

The book starts off with a brief story from the 18th Dynasty of Egypt and then fast forwards you to 1892 Egypt. The heroine is an outspoken and well educated American woman who is working on an archaeological dig with her uncle. In addition to her love of history and archaeology, Elizabeth has a hidden agenda, to find the cure for her Grandmother's illness.

The hero is the young ruler of a tribe of Egyptian nomads. Thier historic role has been to protect the Almha, the very thing that Elizabeth believes holds the information to cure her grandmother. Jabari is concerned about his people, they've been involved in a conflict with another tribe for years and there is a shortage of food and money.

Elizabeth and Jabari meet when he leads an attack on the archeological team in an attempt to get them to leave. Very fitting for the first meeting because the two characters send war like sparks flying whenever they meet.

There is a group of secondary characters that help to build and strengthen the primary characters and leave you wondering about their stories.

My hope is that this is the first of many books that Bonnie Vanak will write about this group of people... I want to know what happens in that desert.

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Summary: A romance you'll dig!
Review: The Falcon and the Dove tells the story of Jabari, a warrior sheikh, and Elizabeth, an American archeologist, who, at the turn of the 19th century, play out a love story that began during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Weaving fact and fiction, author Bonnie Vanak takes readers on an exciting journey into a foreign land and time to offer the familiar thrill of romance fiction. And she does it with strong characters, snappy dialog, a sense of humor and, of course, lots of steamy romance.
Although the hero and heroine have much ground to cover to find each other (and like each other!)it's a trip well worth taking.

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Summary: Give me Tall, Dark and Handsome!
Review: Wow! What a great book. I immediately fell in love with this sheik hero, Jabari. Ms Vanak set us firmly in the middle of 19th century Egypt on the first page and kept us entralled to the very end. A delightful story with plenty of suspense. I love how she wrapped the tale around a true mystery that will most likely never be solved. Anyone with an interest in Egyptian archeology, mummies, lost artifacts, and a hero and heroine's love that lasted throughout the ages will devour this. Love truly does extend beyond death. Get this book. You won't be sorry!!!