Lady of the Two Lands Elizabeth Delisi Amber Quill Press ISBN: 1-59279-789-X Fiction, Science Fiction, Romance, History Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Harriet Williams (Hattie) is an artist from Chicago. She gets a job creating illustrations for the Museum’s Egyptian curator Thomas Harris’ new book about Ancient Egypt. The illustrations are progressing quite well except for the face of Hatshepsut, a female Pharaoh. In order to get her in the right frame of mind Thomas allows Hattie access to an ancient necklace that once belonged to Hatshepsut. However, upon touching the necklace, Hattie is transported to Ancient Egypt where she must pretend she is Hatshepsut in order to save the Pharaoh’s stepson and heir apparent to the Egyptian throne from a traitor that threatens to murder the boy.

Lady of Two Lands is a wonderfully entertaining time travel romance. The author does a lovely job of showing contrast in daily life, attitudes towards women, and material possessions between modern day and Ancient Egyptian times by integrating interesting bits and pieces of real history into the story. Moreover, whenever the author deviates from these realities, she explains how these deviations could have occurred. These aspects add an extra aspect of depth and realness to the storyline and add a deeper understanding of the reasons that the romantic relationship is forbidden further increasing the anticipation of the potential romance.

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