Shadows of the Nile

It’s Aline’s first visit to Egypt – or is it?

In this romantic adventure, Jo Franklin takes the reader on a journey down the Nile and through the Valley of the Kings, Karnak and many other temples. “It was the atmosphere in one of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings which sent my imagination soaring,” Jo explains. “As I wandered down to the last resting place of a great nobleman long since dead, I wanted to bring that person back to life so I could talk to him about his time and his loves. The only way I could do it was to write about him.”

The story follows Aline, who experiences a mysterious sense of déjà vu as she embarks on a Nile cruise. The people she meets feel like more than just casual acquaintances, as if she has met them somewhere before…

There is the enigmatic Peter, who chides her and makes her laugh; Achmed, who is timeless; Jan, a motherly figure; and Gerald, an artist with a strange demeanour. Why does she feel so close to these people? Who really is the strange Nephthys who claims to be an ordinary businesswoman? Does the handsome man who keeps appearing on the horizon really exist, or is he merely a ghost from the past?

With the help of some mystical items, Aline travels back in time to discover a history full of danger and passion. Her adventures in both the past and the present are strongly linked, and only when she can at last find her lover and fight for his existence can she fulfil her true destiny.

This is a captivating tale that will have fans of romance desperate to find out if Aline can find her long-lost lover and take her rightful place in history.