Ancient Artifacts: A Lia Bracken story

Lia and Sean, a young Irish couple, are trying to get their careers and marriage started when they are drawn into odd political maneuverings and mysterious discoveries in a small Eastern European country. Sean is working with a team of archeologists, headed by a well-respected but strangely disinterested archeologist. He was pleased to be hired to work on the dig, feeling it will help him gain valuable experience. He is unprepared for the ethically troubling requests made by his boss and intrigued by the mysterious Edgar Wallace who befriends him and Lia. Edgar's mother, Marina, has lived a sheltered life since leaving her native country, which was once part of the Soviet Bloc. But after her husband dies leaving puzzling questions unanswered she examines her former beliefs. She is inspired by Lia, who she sees as a strong modern young woman, and enlists her help as she takes the first steps towards empowering herself.