Merchants From Afar

A group of hunters and archeologists set out on an expedition though an enchanted land, following the war of the Americas. Will they find their secret treasure? They soon become the hunted and their team barely escapes falling victim to savages and phantom beasts. Upon their quest, they reach a point of no return, and before them is a treasure more beautiful than they could imagine. One amongst them is of royal dynasty and thus a golden ship was sent to his rescue.
The ship's crew, made up mostly of merchants, had lost their lives to rough seas. Only the captain survived to rescue the posse. The ship is wrecked in the treacherous waters surrounding Greece. Fast forward: The writing of the autobiography is interrupted during WW2, when the author is taken into exile by her own demise. Will her descendants continue with the book, filling in the gap, and how will it end?