Gunshots waken Ian Tunbridge, an assistant curator of classical antiquities at the British Museum, on his first day on a dig in California. The only way to save his life is to run for it, but luck is not on his side. At least, not until he meets Lucas Arpini, the brash American photographer who seems to have some sort of clue what’s going on. Together, they’re supposed to be the tools in finding an artifact nobody believes is real -- nobody, that is, except Lucas and the man kidnaps them both.<br><br>Ian doesn’t know what to believe. His colleagues are dead, he’s injured, and he has no choice but to put his faith in a gorgeous stranger. Their escape should lead them straight to the police, but when Lucas shows him pieces of the puzzle they were meant to solve, Ian is too intrigued to walk away. He wants to solve the riddle as badly as Lucas does.<br><br>Unfortunately, they aren’t the only ones ...

Riddle Me Wicked

“I wonder why you would bother chasing us down when it’s clear we’re not interested in working for you,” Ian countered. “There are other experts in my field who would be more than happy for the notoriety you’re offering.”


His rattlesnake smile chilled every drop of Ian’s blood. “Which makes its discovery all the more valuable.”


“Why are you bothering?” The question was unstoppable. His curiosity drowned out common sense, and if he could keep Sultis talking…“Even if you do find it, it will be priceless. A major archaeological find like that is only profitable to the government who claims it, and the scientist who finds it. I would be more apt to gain from deciphering the tablets than you, by far.”


Chapter 58