3RD PLACE - 2001 LAUREL WREATH AWARD!Archaeologist Raina Cotterell uncovers a corridor while searching for the tomb of an ancient Mayan ruler. She and her colleagues step from 1970 to 750 A. D. and into a ceremony to select a bride for the Mayan prince, Al-Mon. Al-Mon never believed the gods would bless him with a woman so lovely. Now it seems he must fight them to keep her. He must find a way to convince his look-alike, Burke O'Neill, to stay and to avoid another more deadly foe who will do anything to keep the men from switching places. [Time Travel Romance] ** Audra Silva of Scribes World proclaims: "4 = STARS. A fascinating story about a love that reaches across time and draws two people together regardless of their separate worlds. The characters are brought to life by her rich descriptions of both the people and their cultures."