The Mad Monk’s Treasure
A legendary treasure
hunt in the dramatic – and deadly – New Mexico desert....
The lost Victorio Peak treasure is the stuff of legends – a
heretic Spanish priest’s gold mine, made richer by the spoils of bandits and an
Apache raider.
When Erin, a shy history professor, uncovers a clue that may
pinpoint the lost treasure cave, she prepares for adventure. But when a hit and
run driver nearly kills her, she realizes she’s not the only one after the
treasure. And is Drew, the handsome helicopter pilot who found her bleeding in
a ditch, really a hero, or one of the enemy?
Erin
isn’t sure she can trust Drew with her heart, but she’ll need his help to track
down the treasure. She heads into the New Mexico wilderness with her brainy
best friend Camie and a feisty orange cat. The wilderness holds its own
dangers, from wild animals to sudden storms. Plus, the sinister men hunting
Erin are determined to follow her all the way to the treasure, no matter where
the twisted trail leads. Erin won’t give up an important historical find
without a fight, but is she ready to risk her life—and her heart?
“The story has it all—action, romance, danger, intrigue,
lost treasure, not to mention a sizzling relationship....”
“The
action never stopped .... It was adventure and romance at its best.”
“I
couldn’t put this book down. You’ll love it.”
Fans of Mary Stewart, Barbara Michaels, and Terry Odell will
enjoy these stories of love in the wild, from a New Mexico Book Award-winning
author.
The Mad Monk’s
Treasure is the first Southwest Treasure Hunters book, followed by The Dead Man’s Treasure. Each novel
stands alone and is complete, with no cliffhangers. This contemporary romantic suspense
series mixes action and adventure with sweet romance.
Excerpt
Erin could hardly
believe what she was seeing. Could this be it? After all this time waiting,
searching, had she finally, finally, found what she was looking for?
She forced herself
to sit back and take a deep breath. Don’t make assumptions. Don’t rush into
things. She wanted to leap up and scream her excitement, but years of academic
training held. Slow down, double-check everything, and make sure you are right!
She leaned forward
and ran her fingers over the grainy photograph. With that one image, everything
seemed to fall into place. This was the clue. It had to be.
She fumbled in her
desk drawer for a magnifying glass and studied the symbols in the photo more
closely. At a glance, they looked like your standard Indian petroglyphs. You
could find them throughout the Southwest, tucked away in caves or scattered
among boulder fields.
But this was
different.
If she was right—and
she had to be right—these symbols were a map. A map that could lead her to one
of the greatest caches of buried treasure ever.
She reached for the
phone. In a few seconds a voice said, “Yeah.” Erin could hear the sound of some
tool on metal in the background.
“Camie? I found it!”
Kris Bock writes novels of suspense and romance with outdoor
adventures and Southwestern landscapes. In The
Dead Man’s Treasure, estranged relatives compete to reach a buried treasure
by following a series of complex clues. In The
Skeleton Canyon Treasure, sparks fly when reader favorites Camie and Tiger
help a mysterious man track down his missing uncle. Whispers in the Dark features archaeology and intrigue among
ancient Southwest ruins. What We Found
is a mystery with strong romantic elements about a young woman who finds a
murder victim in the woods. In Counterfeits,
stolen Rembrandt paintings bring danger to a small New Mexico town.
Read excerpts at www.krisbock.com
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My Romantic Getaway
My husband and I always spend our anniversary weekend in
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Although T or C is small, it has several
good restaurants and many spa services. We like to stay at the Fire Water Lodge, where each room has
its own tub fed by geothermal hot mineral water. Each room is different, and
you can see the specifics for each room on their website. Fire Water is one of
the more funky/less expensive lodges. You can also find high-end luxury
lodging.
There’s not a ton to do in T or C – which is part of what makes
it relaxing. You can wander the small town and poke around used bookstores and
art galleries. Nearby Elephant Butte provides three short hiking trails as well
as a ten-mile trail along the lake, if you’re feeling ambitious. You can also
sit on the beach, fly a kite, watch birds, or fish. At night, be sure to look
up at the sky – we prefer to do this from our Jacuzzi tub – at a dark sky
filled with stars.
For more Southwest travel, visit my Southwest Armchair
Traveler blog. Check out the Labels for posts on different parts of the state.
Thanks for sharing,
Tina
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