Desert Gold: A Southwest Adventure Romance

By Kris Bock and Lois Bradley

"Desert Gold features strong solid female characters in a rip-roaring mystery."
"Fast, fun, romance and adventure."
"Kept me on the edge of my chair." - reader reviews

A legendary treasure. A deadly desert. A dangerous attraction.

When history professor Erin discovers a clue to the lost Victorio Peak treasure, she finds herself racing through the New Mexico wilderness-with a mysterious helicopter pilot, a clever best friend, and a feisty orange cat at her side. Dive into Desert Gold for romance, suspense, history, and Indiana Jones-style adventure.

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 quiet history professor, uncovers a clue that may pinpoint the lost treasure, 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.... "
"Erin and Camie together are a force to be reckoned with - three cheers for intelligent, driven, no-nonsense women Looking forward to more adventures with these two " - reader reviews

This is book 1 in the Southwest Romantic Suspense series, followed by Valley of Gems and Silver Canyon. Each novel stands alone and is complete, with no cliffhangers. This series mixes action and adventure with light romance in the Southwest. This series was originally published as The Mad Monk's Treasure, The Dead Man's Treasure and The Skeleton Canyon Treasure.

Award-winning author Kris Bock writes novels of romance, mystery, and suspense. Her other Southwestern romantic suspense novels include Whispers in the Dark, Counterfeits, and What We Found. Her Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the employees and customers at a cat caf . In The Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. In The Tales of a Reluctant Psychic mystery series, a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries when people bring troubled artifacts to the museum of oddities where she works. Learn more at www.krisbock.com.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08M8RJFBD
• ISBN13: 9798553991869
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"