Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancientâand cursedâvase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this standa-lone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.
The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasnât been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.
Drawn by the vaseâs supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her schoolâs archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, itâs her first time holding a shovel, but sheâs got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keaneâs journal.
Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vaseâs missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. Sheâs shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.
Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. Heâs all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venusâs death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasureâand their buried pastsâbefore their story ends in ruins.
With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.