Shared on the Nile (The Amatory Adventures of Cordelia Delachatte, Victorian Lady Explorer, #1)

For a Victorian lady explorer, some secrets are only uncovered when you're bound like a mummy and offered to the gods.

Cordelia Delachatte journeys to Egypt in search of a lost manuscript detailing rituals of feminine pleasure. But when a mysterious dealer hints at more than just scrolls, her curiosity draws her beyond Cairo’s streets and deep into the desert.

Welcomed and claimed by a secret cult devoted to ancient Egyptian gods Min, Anubis, and Amun-Ra, Cordelia must study the rites from a distance, or become the offering they require. Swathed in linen, anointed with sacred oils, and shared by masked worshippers, Cordelia’s body becomes their altar.

But this is no symbolic rite. The gods intend to flood her with far more than forgotten knowledge, and Amun-Ra, the Hidden One, reveals himself not once, but twelve times. By the end of the glorious sarcophagus ritual, every omission in her precious papyrus will be filled — just as soon as they’ve finished filling her.

Shared on the Nile is the 10,000-word first story in The Amatory Adventures of Cordelia Delachatte, Victorian Lady Explorer series. These scorching short stories are for those who prefer their history unbuttoned and their delights forbidden.