Artifact

A stolen artifact. A reluctant thief. An heir without hope.Would you risk your future to protect the past?Lara did and now shes regretting it.She didnt mean to steal the artifacts but her reasons were good. Thats little comfort as she treks them across the world and hides them beneath her aunts stairs.Whats so important about a diary and an old piece of jewellery?And who is the rightful owner?Word gets around theres an archivist in town and the museum seeks her help. Its latest discovery involves a local church and a shameful history. They want her help but shes sworn to secrecy.As Lara translates the diaries of a terrified priest shes forced to face the reality of one mans inhumanity towards another. Given the weight of the knowledge she carries it might prove one burden too many. Then theres the guy next door. Brooding rude and arrogant hes the worlds worst neighbour. Hes also tied to the place Lara fled and she mustnt reveal her past to him for fear of discovery. Theyre hardly star-crossed lovers but theres no doubt their fates are aligned.Its such a pity they hate each other and a romance between them would never work.