Ms. Montague has interwoven information about anthropological techniques and the unique characters who inhabit that profession with a love story where the two characters have to work through some serious differences to grow together. So how does a god interact with a human? I think the author does an excellent job telling us what Anka is missing as a god without human sensation and the sometimes hilarious steps he takes to resolve the problem. He pouts in a most ungodlike way when his trial and error process doesn't get the response he want!

The author's words help me easily picture Gaby growing up in an orphanage, withdrawing into a shell for self preservation. Her survival instincts have helped her find a profession where she can maintain her aloneness when she finds someone who makes her decide that the protective wall she’s built has to come down for her to have a life. She goes above and beyond her specialty in bones to explore the dig site and try to find out what happened to Anka. He finds a way to become more human and to understand the ways of a world and a special woman centuries away from his own time in such a likeable way because he loves her.

The author has tied the strings of serious science, humor, excellent visions of sexuality and sensuality, everyday workplace woes we can relate to with the relationship. What Ms. Montague has built is an easily read book that was hard to put down. Like the pyramids in ancient times she's got a strong foundation and the peak at the end is just right!

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Sensuality rating: Explicit

Reviewer: Dee Dailey
April 10, 2008