Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for the advance copy of the book!
Thank you for PRH Audio for the complimentary audio!

This was such a ride and I did not want to get off!
 
“Badass Mejia and Weak Sauce Matthews. We’re quite the pair.”

Treasure hunting theme romance books are wiggling their way into the mainstream and honestly, I am here for it. Perhaps they always have been around, and I’ve just been blind, but I know of 3 recentish releases that has this theme (please don’t come for me if there are any – instead tell me the books in the comments).

Within the early chapters I was already texting a friend asking if this was a slow burn because they were written as two hot people and the tension was so apparent right away and I needed to know how long I was going to have to wait for them to be intimate. I love how open Corrie was with the sexual side of herself and was not afraid to be outspoken about it.

As much as this was a romance, there was also heavier topics woven through such as Ford’s reason why this expedition was so important to him and for Corrie she wants to be taken seriously. Corrie is known for being a badass archaeologist for putting herself into dangerous situations and is extremely smart but always seems to be getting passed up for big opportunities. I also thought Segura did a good job with the misogyny that women go through in fields that are deemed “masculine”. And even though Ford was a d**k to Corrie in his responses, I am glad he was self-aware enough to know when he was being like this.

This is told in a third person POV for both Corrie & Ford with 1 narrator. I do wish we had a separate male narrator for Ford’s chapters, but Frankie Corzo did a great job throughout the whole book.

Check this out if you are interested in a steamy romance between 2 hot archeologists on an adventure in Mexico!

PS – HOW AMAZING IS THIS COVER?! I am still not over how beautiful this cover is!

PSS - I'm ready for the next one!

Swoon Meter: 7/10
Karaoke: Sadly no