Returning one more time for now to my Ancient Egyptian paranormal WARRIOR OF THE NILE, which was just acquired by Carina Press for publication in September 2013. Khenet the warrior of the title, and Lady Tiya have just been through a meeting with the goddess Nepthys and a meeting with Pharaoh. Now they’re sailing down the Nile on their journey but Tiya is unwell. Khenet has brought her on deck to see if fresh air will help matters. Taneb, the captain of the ship River Horse is speaking:
“Bad luck if she dies on my ship.”
“She isn’t going to die,” Khenet said, “She has a headache.”
Taneb mulled the problem over, rubbing the bristles on his chin. “I can offer something to help, an old formula my grandmother used for aches and pains.”
Keeping one hand pressed tightly to her left eye, Tiya moaned before saying, “I’ve tried every foul, vile, nasty concoction the physicians in Thebes could dream up – sawdust mixed with honey, crushed beetle wings, curdled goat’s milk and shredded papyrus buds…nothing helps. The pain and nausea will pass eventually if you both just leave me alone.”
Khenet takes good care of her in this crisis…actually I left out some of the even more unpleasant Egyptian cures for headaches…next week we’ll have an excerpt from something else, since we’re months away from publication on this.
Here’s the unofficial blurb:
The goddess Nepthys informs Pharaoh he must send his best warrior to accompany a young noblewoman on her journey to marry the ruler of an Egyptian province – a man who is experimenting in dangerous black magic. Nepthys plans to use the warrior and the lady to defeat the schemer but the successful outcome of the magical struggle will also mean their deaths. Khenet, the warrior, takes an oath to accomplish his mission, while secretly hoping to find another way to achieve what the goddess wants without either Lady Tiya or himself perishing. And of course it never crosses his mind how much Tiya will come to mean to him on their voyage down the Nile and across Egypt – he despises high born Court ladies. But even when his heart has become involved, can he trust her? Will they survive, while still saving Egypt?
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I just love the world building in this. Great 6, Veronica!
Crushed beetle wings! Oh yum. Great six and congratulations on the Carina contract. 🙂
Wow, curdled goat’s milk. I’m glad I live in the age of Tylenol. Great six!
Yuck! And I thought modern medicines tasted horrible. I hope she gets better soon.
Ew! I’d rather deal with the headache!
I’m so excited for you! Wonderful six! Yucky cures. LOL
Hokay…remind me to never visit Thebes when I’ve got a headache! Congrats on the new contract!
Yikes, glad I’ve got my Tylenol! Great 6!
Not sure why I picked that particular excerpt except I had a migraine yesterday morning, imitrex beats ANY of the Ancient Egyptian remedies IMHO. Glad you all are enjoying it! The episode also helps Tiya and Khenet move past their first impressions of each other…a little bit. I love this novel (can you tell? LOL!) so I’m really happy Carina has acquired it. Thanks for the good words today!
That’s quite a list! Congrats on your sale, Veronica.
So interesting the things they used to try. …just leave her alone<– the poor thing. I did enjoy this 6.
Congrats on the acquisition! I love the research you put into the cures…. and now I’m curious about the more vile ones! Great 6!
I’m so glad we no longer use remedies like those! Although I could see my natural remedy-obsessed possibly soon-to-be ex trying one of those remedies.
I suppose Ancient Egyptians had migraines too, but their cures seem worse than the disease! I think I’d just suffer. Great six!
I’ll take Disgusting Ancient Migraine Remedies for $200, Alex. Everything they have to go through and she has migraines too. Why do we torture our characters? Don’t answer that.
I like her attitude and the story’s flavor. Congrats on the book deal!
Well I don’t guess it would ruin the novel to tell you Captain Taneb’s grandmother knew a thing or two! but unfortunately her recipe for migraine cures is now lost in the mists of time LOL.
Yeah, I’d stick with the headache if those were my options, lol. Well done!
Sounds like an awesome book. Nice job!
So glad I don’t have to try any of those cures!
Looks like you really did your research for this one.
Poor girl! Love the details you’ve incorporated. Great six!
I’ll bet the nausea will pass if stops taking the “cures.” LOL. Sounds authentic!
I don’t know, migraines are so awful I think I’d try just about anything if I didn’t have other options.
Oh, and THANKS for those wonderful descriptions–just coming off a weekend with a stomach virus. Ahem. LOL.
Great world building and congrats on your new contract!
OMG, no wonder she feels bad after trying all those “remedies” LOL! Big congrats on that contract, Veronica!