The Falcon & the Dove

by Bonnie Vanak

Book Overview

In ancient Egypt, a love is born between a young queen--the wife of Pharaoh--and a great warrior. They would be separated only by death, but only for a time. In 1892, English archaeologists unearth... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 084395132X
• ISBN13: 9780843951325
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.8" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

Mystically Exciting

Setting - Egypt 1892 - American Elizabeth Summers has always wanted to be accepted as an archaeologist. She travels to Egypt with two purposes in mind - one to meet with her Uncle on an archaeological dig and the other to find a cure for her sick grandmother. Elizabeth had found an old papyrus that told of a special artifact, the Almha, that contained special writings for a cure. Unfortunately, being a woman, she would only be assigned the mundane tasks of cataloguing the findings.Sheik Jabari and his desert warriors were honor bound to keep the Almha safe from infidels and routinely send warriors to the dig to monitor their activities. During a raid to frighten off the workers Jabari is first introduced to Elizabeth who has just arrived. Jabari overcome at seeing this beautiful, blond, and brave woman among the diggers soon decides, that because he understands English better, he is best suited to discover what is going on. He goes undercover pretending to be a worker and also to discover just what it is about Elizabeth that attracts him.With what appears to be a mystical connection to the long dead queen who originally hid the Almha, Elizabeth realizes where the artifact is hidden and attempts to unearth it. Jabari, discovering her about to unearth the Almha, and rather than kill her on the spot, as tradition would dictate, abducts her so that the artifact remains hidden and brings her to his harem. Although, there exists a strong attraction between Elizabeth and Jabari to begin with, when he sees a dove shaped birthmark on her, he believes that she is the reincarnation of Queen Kiya, whom the ancient prophecy claims that one day she would return. He knows that for the good of his people he must marry her - but more than that - for himself as she's captured his heart. This is a fast-paced tale that hooks the reader from the first chapter when Jabari sees Elizabeth among the excavators. The story is fast-paced and loaded with action and stimulating dialog, and a plethora of interesting and colorful secondary characters. The love developed between the lead protaganists is wonderfully and sensually done and the mystical reincarnation aspect is a unique touch that simply adds more enjoyment to this wonderful love story as East meets West. Tension and suspense leading up to the conclusion in the final chapters will leave you fully satisfied with this fabulous read and leave you yearning for more and looking forward to the next tale in this series.

Hot and sensual paranormal romance

In 1892, Elizabeth Summers travels to the Egyptian desert to join her uncle on an archeological dig in the ancient city of Akhetaten. She desperately wants to find the Almha, a large gold disk supposedly buried in the ancient city; it purportedly possesses strong powers and ancient remedies. She needs the disk to hopefully find a cure for her grandmother's tuberculosis; however, her uncle wants it for an entirely different reason. Despite her vast knowledge of the Egypt's 18th Dynasty, her uncle will only allow her to assist in the cataloging of the dig site's discoveries. Possessing a papyrus she found in her grandmother's attic and strange images/memories she does not understand, Elizabeth sets out on a secret dig where she not only locates the Almha but meets her destiny in fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Jabari bin Tarik Hassid, Sheik of the Kahmsin warriors, is a descendant of a long line of warriors sworn to guard the Almha from discovery and destroy any efforts to unearth the disk. Posing as a field worker (Asim) to spy on the "infidels", Jabari soon finds he cannot deny the strong attraction he feels for Elizabeth. When she unearths the Almha, he cannot find the strength to follow his tribe's tradition and destroy her, so he spirits her away to his harem to spare her life. Overcome by his lust he sets out to seduce her only to find out she is not only his fated bride but possibly the answer to his tribe's prayers. I highly recommend reading this enchanting love story full of romance, sensuality and adventure. Bonnie Vanack demonstrates a true skill in making her characters not only human but humorous as well. I really enjoyed the plot, found it well-paced and the dialogue between Jabari and Elizabeth had me chuckling at the idiosyncrasies of Middle Eastern men and "modern" British women. The secondary characters, Uncle Nahid, Nkosi (Jabari's grandfather), Badra (a member of Jabari's harem) and Nazim (Jabari's best friend) not only made the story well rounded but added another key piece to this wonderful tale. I can't wait to read Nazim's story, "For A Warrior's Heart", currently in the works based on Bonnie's website. Happy reading!

A romance you'll dig!

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.

Sunscreen, please, the desert sun is hot.

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.

Give me Tall, Dark and Handsome!

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!!!