The Temple Below

Miral Hosny thought surviving the collapse beneath a Luxor temple would be the hardest part of uncovering the Sun Seal. She was wrong.

The artifact is gone, replaced by a replica and a carefully written lie. Across the ocean, a polished New York foundation is preparing to turn stolen history into respectable ownership, using private grants, altered scholarship, and a secret catalog built around the people who once protected what could not safely be claimed.

When the evidence leads Miral and American architectural historian Michael Reed back to New Jersey, they find a family archive, a frightened witness, and a powerful man who believes good intentions can excuse almost anything. Every document brings them closer to the truth-and closer to the danger of becoming part of the story someone else is manufacturing.

As their professional trust deepens into something neither can dismiss, Miral and Michael must decide what they are willing to risk, whom they can believe, and whether protecting a witness matters more than recovering the object. The Sun Seal may be hidden in a private room, but the real battle is over what it means.

The Temple Below is Book Two of The Sun Seal Chronicles, a romantic archaeological thriller about family, accountability, forbidden history, and the courage to leave the truth intact.