Love in Luxor - Gill Harvey

We walked to the pick-up - myself, Ali, Sharif, Karen and Lisa. When we got to it, we realised there wasn't room for the three of us girls in the front. 'I'll get in the back, with Ali,' I said quickly. I hadn't realised how badly I wanted to be alone with him until then. And he must have felt the same way, because it was only seconds after climbing in and out of sight that we wrapped our arms around each other. This time it wasn't just our eyes that got to meet. Jen has persuaded her friends to come on holiday with her to Egypt. But two of them find it is too hot and too taxing, and only Jen and Karen are adventurous enough to join the lovely Ali on his boat and go to a village wedding. Jen is completely caught up in this exotic and exciting country, and she is especially drawn to the quiet and gorgeous Ali. Her friends think it is just a summer romance, but for Jen and Ali it is much, much more. Can their love survive not only cultural differences and distance, but tragedy as well?