The Riddle of Solomon and the Winner of The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen’

The winner of THE WICKED WIT OF JANE AUSTEN from last Monday’s Give Away is…

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Marilyn!

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Congratulations Marilyn! And my thanks to all who participated. please stay tuned, b/c I’ll be giving away more books and Jane Austen fun as the launch for LOVE ON A MIDSUMMER NIGHT approaches…

 

And for more Monday Fun…

 

Today I also want to mention a lovely novel that my friend Amy Bruno is working with on her Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours

It looks like a lot of fun…intrigue and mystery…very cool. Thanks for sharing with me, Amy 🙂

 

 

Publication Date:  July 1, 2013
Medallion Press
Paperback; 472p

Cambridge archaeologist Sarah Weston and anthropologist Daniel Madigan team up  for another expedition and adventure in this second book in the Sarah  Weston Chronicles. While working on the Qaryat al-Fau archaeological  site in Saudi Arabia, the pair uncovers a mysterious ancient scroll  composed as a riddle. As they attempt to date and decipher the scroll, a flurry of ills befalls their expedition and the scroll is stolen. A  trail of clues leads to India, Jerusalem, and the Judean wilderness,  where the two discover the scroll was written by the enigmatic King  Solomon as a map to an ancient manuscript. Meanwhile a privileged young  Briton, Trent Sacks, has invested years and a fortune looking for his  manuscript. Believing he is the last descendant of the House of David in the line of Solomon, Sacks will do whatever it takes to amass the  ancient relics which will prove he is the Jewish Messiah. Leaving a  string of murders in his wake, Sacks vows to crush Sarah and Daniel for  challenging his quest. Journeying through the worlds of the occult,  corporate greed, geopolitical conflict, Judaic mysticism, and biblical  archaeology, Sarah and Daniel race to uncover the powerful ancient  message that could have an explosive impact on modern Israel.

Praise for The Riddle of Solomon

“D. J. Niko’s storytelling carries the grit of desert dust and the  seductive scent of incense on every page as Sarah Weston races with a  madman to save the treasures that King Solomon left behind.” —Mary Anna  Evans, award-winning author, Artifacts and Wounded Earth

About the Author

D.J. Niko is the nom de plume of Daphne Nikolopoulos, an award-winning  author and journalist. Her first novel, titled The Tenth Saint, was  released in March 2012 to rave reviews by both readers and the trade. In March 2013, it was awarded the Gold Medal for popular fiction in the  prestigious, juried Florida Book Awards. An archaeological thriller  embroidered with historical motifs, The Tenth Saint takes readers on an  adventure across the globe: Ethiopia, the Syro-Arabian Desert and  Abyssinian Empire circa fourth century, London, Paris, Brussels, and  Texas. The Tenth Saint is the first book in The Sarah Weston Chronicles  series. The second, titled The Riddle of Solomon, releases July 1, 2013.

Daphne is now at work on a historical novel set in tenth century B.C.E.  Israel. The epic story details the collapse of the United Monarchy and  the glory and fall of the empire built by King Solomon. It will be  released in early 2015.

As a former travel journalist, Daphne has traveled across the globe on assignment, or for personal discovery. She has been to some places most of us don’t realize are on the map, and  she has brought them to life through her writing for various magazines,  newspapers and websites on an international scale. Her travel background and rich experiences now bring authentic detail, color, and realism to  her fiction.

She also is the editor in chief of Palm Beach  Illustrated magazine, a 62-year-old luxury-lifestyle glossy. She also is the editorial director of Palm Beach Media Group, and in that capacity  oversees 11 magazines and 3 websites.

She is the mother of twin  toddlers and, in her spare time, volunteers for causes she believes  in—literacy, education, child advocacy, and the advancement of  traditional and tribal arts from around the world. Born in Athens,  Greece, she now lives with her family in West Palm Beach, Florida.

For more information, please visit D.J. Niko’s website. You can also follow on Twitter and Goodreads.