Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase 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 hasn’t been seen since 1932 but Margot Rhodes is
determined to change that. Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties Margot embarks on
her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure it’s her first time holding a shovel but
she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal. Poring over
the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards Margot finds herself
falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s 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. He’s all sharp edges intent on
retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s
death-defying challenges and together Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their
buried pasts—before 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.
