The Egyptian Wish is a sweeping, standalone novel that masterfully blends pulse-pounding historical adventure with a timeless romance. It’s a story about the cost of dreams, the courage to change your destiny, and the idea that the right love can transcend not just social barriers, but the very flow of time itself. A wish can change your life. But some wishes have strings attached... and stretch across time itself. Kevin McDowell’s life is one of quiet desperation. A brilliant but painfully shy Egyptology student, he’s burdened by poverty, a stale love life, and a looming debt to his mother's aggressive new boyfriend, Mac. His only escape is his books—until a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a dig in Egypt arrives. Forced to borrow the $5,000 from Mac, Kevin secures his dream trip, but the strings attached to the loan feel like a noose. While in Egypt, Kevin discovers a mysterious silver scarab necklace on the banks of the Nile. The moment he puts it on, he’s violently ripped from the present and thrown into the bustling, dangerous world of Ancient Thebes during the reign of Pharaoh Seti I. Branded a spy and a demon, Kevin’s only hope is Nefertari, a sharp-witted handmaiden to the Queen with secrets of her own. To survive, Kevin must shed his shyness and become the hero he’s only read about. He must use his modern knowledge to perform miracles, navigate deadly court politics, and outmaneuver a power-hungry high priest who sees Kevin as the ultimate pawn in his bid to control the throne. But his greatest challenge awaits back home. When Kevin and Nefertari make a desperate leap back to the present, they must confront the life he left behind: the relentless Mac, the crushing debt, and a modern world that is as alien and threatening to Nefertari as the ancient past was to him. The Egyptian Wish is a thrilling standalone novel that combines the high-stakes adventure of Indiana Jones with a timeless romance, exploring what it truly costs to escape your past and build a future.
