Bara Bey

Bara Bey is the thinking man's 'Indiana Jones,' but not as lucky. An Egyptian national, he was raised in the small village of Sehti, on the edge of 'The Giza,' in sight of two of Egypt's greatest treasures, 'The Sphinx,' and the ancient pyramid, 'The Old Khufu'. The time is 1926. Bara Bey and his boyhood friend, Ben Saad, live in London, where Bara makes his living romancing all the women he meets who can do him any good financially. He is a dashing figure, who insists he is the son of a sheik, but others know him for what he really is, a gigolo: a great lover and charlatan. There is only one woman he wants and she detests him. Lady Sydney Heath knows he is a liar and a scoundrel, yet she cannot help being drawn by the handsome sensual Bara into a love-hate relationship that is reaching the boiling point. No one suspects Bara Bey has found a golden box, a golden book and a heavy gold ring with a glowing yellow diamond, all covered in glyphs in a strange unknown language. He discovered the artifacts while digging around the Sphinx as a boy, and has been looking for the person who is preordained to translate the glyphs, which will reveal Bara Bey's destiny, that may come with a high price and a strange mission. His friend and butler, Ben Saad, has been his protector; he is the only one who really knows Bara is looking for a 25,000 year old civilization called, 'Helios.' The story opens with Bara's invitation to Heath Hall from Lady Heath and the knowledge the linguist and archeologist, Professor Hugh Talbot, the helper Bara thinks he has been searching for will be in attendance. Bara Bey is a jolly good romp, filled with romance, adventure and mystery. He is what women dream of and men wish to imitate, but all his considerable charms may not be enough to stand up to the god of Helios, who has been waiting 25,000 years for Bara Bey to discover him.