Trapped in the Valley of the Kings

By Blue Jones

Rival archaeologists Will and Jude slept together a year ago, on the night of the Summer Solstice at a dig in Stonehenge. But they were both wearing masks, so Jude has no idea it was Will he slept with, and Will’s been harboring a powerful, one-sided crush ever since. 

Now they’re in Egypt, competing to find the lost tomb of Queen Nefertiti. Jude falls through a crack in the cave floor, and when Will reluctantly climbs down to help him, they find themselves in Nefertiti's tomb, surrounded by archaeological treasures—where they must spend Christmas stranded by a sandstorm. 

Will a few sultry hours stripped almost bare from the heat and sharing a bottle of whiskey sort out who should get credit for the discovery—and the real reason for the tension between them?

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar "Warmest Wishes."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
• Release date: Dec 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781644050446

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Trapped in the Valley of the Kings

By Blue Jones

Rival archaeologists Will and Jude slept together a year ago, on the night of the Summer Solstice at a dig in Stonehenge. But they were both wearing masks, so Jude has no idea it was Will he slept with, and Will’s been harboring a powerful, one-sided crush ever since.

Now they’re in Egypt, competing to find the lost tomb of Queen Nefertiti. Jude falls through a crack in the cave floor, and when Will reluctantly climbs down to help him, they find themselves in Nefertiti’s tomb, surrounded by archaeological treasures—where they must spend Christmas stranded by a sandstorm.

Will a few sultry hours stripped almost bare from the heat and sharing a bottle of whiskey sort out who should get credit for the discovery—and the real reason for the tension between them?

WILL’S BOOTS sank into the sand with each step as he hurried up the hill to the cave. The mountains that formed the Valley of the Kings surrounded him, stretching up toward the milky-blue sky. The setting sun had turned the tips of the mountains red, but within the valley, everything was orange: the sand, the rocks, Will’s clothes. Already he was covered in sand, the breeze pelting him with it as he climbed higher.

The cave had been there thousands of years, but Will and his fellow archaeologists had only known of its existence for eight hours. They believed that the cave could lead to the final resting place of Queen Nefertiti: a tomb archaeologists had been seeking for the last hundred years. At least Will hoped she was in there. They just hadn’t found her yet. And they never would if the rest of Will’s team had anything to do with it. Will could barely believe their lack of enthusiasm. They were all relaxing back at their luxury hotel, stuffing their faces with a Christmas Eve dinner.

It was only