The Egyptian Wish

De: Billy McCue

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Kevin McDowell is a young man trapped between two worlds. In the present, he’s a third-year university student, blessed with striking looks but crippled by a shyness born of a hardscrabble life. Raised by a single mother who sacrificed everything, Kevin’s world is small, defined by library carrels, part-time jobs, and the quiet ache of a love life that never was. His only passion is his study of ancient Egypt, a vibrant, distant world that feels more like home than his own.

When his outstanding grades earn him a spot on a prestigious archaeological dig in Luxor, it seems like a dream come true. The only obstacle is the $5,000 price tag—an impossible sum. Swallowing his pride and his deep misgivings, Kevin is forced to borrow the money from the one person he despises: his mother’s new boyfriend, Mac. A brash, aggressive contractor, Mac lends the money but ties it to a crushing repayment plan, ensuring Kevin will remain under his thumb.

In Egypt, the ancient land heals Kevin’s spirit, but it also holds a destiny he never could have imagined. While walking along the Nile at dusk, he finds a shimmering silver scarab necklace. The moment he puts it on, the modern world dissolves in a vortex of sand and light.

He awakens in Thebes during the New Kingdom, a living, breathing city of towering temples, bustling markets, and lethal politics. Immediately captured as a spy, Kevin’s scholarly knowledge is his only weapon. His salvation comes in the form of Nefertari, a beautiful and fiercely intelligent handmaiden to the Queen. Recognizing his value—and his strangeness—she claims him as her servant, pulling him into a deadly game of power.

To survive, the shy student must transform into a cunning player. Using his knowledge of history and science, he performs "miracles," predicts celestial events, and becomes a pawn in a high-stakes war between the Pharaoh and the corrupt High Priest Hemut, who sees Kevin as a key to usurping the throne. As Kevin and Nefertari’s strategic alliance deepens into a powerful love, they risk everything to expose Hemut’s treachery.

Their success comes at a cost. Using the scarab’s power during a solar eclipse, Kevin and Nefertari make a desperate leap through time, landing back on the modern banks of the Nile. But the adventure is far from over. They return to a life still shackled by Mac’s debt, and now must face a new, equally daunting challenge: building a life together.

Nefertari, a princess of the Nile, must now navigate the terrifying and bizarre landscape of the 21st century—roaring traffic, flashing screens, and a society she cannot comprehend. Meanwhile, Kevin must protect her, outmaneuver the vengeful Mac, and find a way to merge two lives separated by three thousand years.

The Egyptian Wish is a sweeping, standalone novel that masterfully blends pulse-pounding historical adventure with a timeless romance. It’s a story about the cost of dreams, the courage to change your destiny, and the idea that the right love can transcend not just social barriers, but the very flow of time itself.