Savvy, sexy and full of satire, Sex on the Altar by Wencke Braathen is first in the Adventures of Sam and Emily series that pushes the buttons of religiosity and creates heroes and heroines of a few formidable cultural deities and a hapless, unsuspecting middle-aged couple from Chicago. In this wildly original debut fiction, the author boldly blends genres such as new age fantasy, science fiction, and adventure with the wit and irony of a classic humorist. The thing is, God has a problem. Lack of human devotion has drained the lifeblood form the Queen of Heaven and sucked her into the depths of the Earth. God asks the Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis to help bring her back. With a half smile, Isis knowingly chooses Emily, who develops a relationship with Sam. Through their passion, which is literally a gift from the gods, their love-making awakens the Queen, and the wheels of change are set in motion.