Etched in Stone [Paperback]

Dimitri Eann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000

From childhood, archaeologist Jayna Monroe has been obsessed with all things Egyptian. Joining an archaeological dig in search of a mysterious Egyptian pharaoh, Jayna discovers the Great King Amony’s tomb. But the thrill of her discovery is short lived as Jayna becomes trapped inside the four-thousand-year-old burial chamber. As she lay dying, Jayna reads the hieroglyphs and realizes Amony was brutally murdered by his green-eyed Queen. What had Amony done to cause his wife to kill him? Death claims Jayna before she can find an answer in the ancient pictures.

Only Jayna hasn’t died. She’s been swept back in time to Ancient Egypt where she learns she not only inhabits the murderous, green-eyed Queen’s body, but, unlike the Queen, Jayna’s both physically and emotionally drawn to Amony. But does she dare use the Queen’s body to satisfy her own desires, even if by doing so she can save Amony’s life?

Caught up in the Queen’s search for vengeance and court treachery, Jayna soon wonders if there’s more going on than she’d first suspected. Has she really been thrown back in time? Or has she been drawn back to a previous life to kill the man she’ll love forever?

As Jayna searches for the answers, she finds herself fighting for her own life as well as Amony’s. But can she change a past that for four thousand years has been...Etched in Stone.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A fascinating story in which time-travel and intrigue... will keep a reader turning the pages! -- Romantic Times

"This book deserves five stars! You will find yourself staying up late to discover the fate of Jayna and Amony." -- Shari Brennan for Midnight Scribe Reviews

5 Stars and Reviewer's Choice Award: "This is a fabulous book that deserves to be read and reread... -- Jennifer Dunne, Scribes World Reviews

About the Author

Dimitri Eann is a member of Romance Writers of America and is a Romancing The Ozarks winner, as well as the recipient of the Lone Star MICA Award for unpublished manuscripts. Her debut time travel novel, Etched in Stone, is an RWA/MBC Monterey Millennium finalist, sharing the distinction of top-three with a Y2K contemporary and historical.

"Imagine (or is that ImaJinn?), one of my 'weird' books making the cut!" she says, with pleasure, and yet with tongue-in-cheek. Dimitri is a firm believer in the growing demand for new-age books. Of course, she feels she has an inside track on this. As the mother of a kindergartner and three teenagers, she's barraged daily by all things fantastical—from Gargoyles to Practical Magic, from Sabrina: The Teenage Witch to The Matrix. And, after all, the millions of readers raised on the works of R. L. Stine and L. J. Smith have to have somewhere to go!

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Imajinn Books (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893896129
• ISBN-13: 978-1893896123
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,760,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is the past carved and etched in stone?, August 23, 2001

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Ky (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Etched in Stone (Paperback)

Etched in Stone is a highly sensual, time-travel romance. Jayna, an ambitious Egyptologist, is trapped in a tomb, dying, when she reads the hieroglyphs on the walls, telling the story of an Egyptian queen who killed her husband. Somehow, she travels back in time and inhabits the killer-queen's body, who shares her name. She learns that the queen is party to a conspiracy to assassinate her husband, the great Pharoah Amony. But Jayna has no wish to kill anyone, nor can she stay away from Amony. Though her life may be in forfeit, she must find a way to tell Amony the truth. Later, Jayna wonders if she was sent back to a previous life to prevent her true love's death. Can she change 4,000 years worth of history that has been Etched in Stone? Throughout the book, the heady atmosphere and intricate details weave an enchanting story of the times and people of ancient Egypt.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Supernatural romance that is good and unusual, August 9, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Etched in Stone (Paperback)

Boston University graduate Jayna Monroe lies near death in a remote tomb of the Great King Amony. She fell into the area she currently remains with no one else nearby to rescue her. Knowing she will die soon, Jayna knows no one will mourn her parting. She stoically interprets the hieroglyphics that explain that Amony's queen killed him.

Not too long after that, Jayna fades only to revive at the court of Amony in the body of the queen also named Jayna. The Egyptologist vows to stop the queen and her fellow conspirators from murdering Amony. As she fails to persuade Amony about the danger he faces, Jayna looks more and more like the person most likely to assassinate the pharaoh. Meanwhile, Jayna falls in love with Amony and now is even willing to risk her life to keep him safe.

ETCHED IN STONE is a pleasant historical fiction time travel work with some romance elements in the plot. The enticing story line centers on Jayna's efforts to keep Amony safe. Though a student of Egyptology, Jayna adjusts too easily to her new world. She is a great character for readers to follow as she has one adventure after another. The support cast, including Amony, provide period depth with tidbits about Ancient Egypt and help the audience understand Jayna better. Dimitri Eann furnishes fans of Ancient historical tales with a well-written, fun to read novel.

Harriet Klausner