Lost Treasure….and California

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One of the best things about writing a book is finding out interesting things about the place and time you’re using and waving it into the book.

I haven’t used California much in my books because, I guess, it jut doesn’t seem COWBOY to me.

I’ve been using Wyoming a lot lately, and Colorado quite a bit. I’ve done New Mexico and Montana and of course TEXAS.

In fact, I have to FIGHT not to use Texas in every book. And the next Series, Rocky Mountain Marshals is set in the Colorado Rockies. And then I’m going BACK TO TEXAS. I’ve been fighting that a long time but it’s time for Teas.

But anyway, the history of California has plenty of cowboys and ranches and horses and cattle in it. So California here I come.

What I found while researching California and LOST TREASURE. Oh, you find that everywhere, but those Sierra Nevada Mountains, the gold rush, the fortunes to be made in gold and the people who gave up on gold and found a way to feed and house and cloth and enterain people mad with gold fever.

And…I found Conquistadors. And Earthquakes. Hard to believe honestly, but I found a way to weave Cortez conquering Mexico and lost treasure and earthquakes into a cowboy romance. What can I say, a writer’s mind is a strange and creative place.  And when I’m writing, I tend to lay awake at night and day dream about what the next days writing will be and very odd things flood into my head. It’s incredibly fun. Like an adult who still has imaginary friends.

Riches Beyond Measure

Book #3 of the Golden State Treasure Series…which kicks off with an EARTHQUAKE….coming in October.

When they leave the ranch in search of stolen treasure, will the spark between them survive the perils ahead?

When an earthquake strikes Two Harts Ranch, it shakes the life of Annie Lane along with that of Cord Westbrook, who has been working as a cowboy on Annie’s family ranch in anticipation of purchasing his own. The only thing delaying his plan is the deep attraction he feels toward Annie, a widow with a child and an established life as a teacher at the Hart School for Orphans. Unfortunately for Cord, she seems determined to avoid romance.

The aftermath of the earthquake reveals that prized artifacts from the long-sought MacKenzie’s Treasure have been stolen from the ranch. But the return of the MacKenzie family from out east has everyone focused on what other precious finds might be waiting at the end of the legendary two-part map. As Cord, Annie, and the MacKenzies set out in search of riches, they face dangers more treacherous than earthquakes. With gold in their sights and love within reach, Cord and Annie realize that some treasures may fade, but life’s true riches are far more valuable than earthly goods.

Embark on a rousing California wilderness adventure filled with danger, deception, and second chances in this riveting conclusion to Mary Connealy’s Golden State Treasure series–ideal for fans of frontier romances, cowboys, and treasure hunts.

 

 

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24 thoughts on “Lost Treasure….and California”

  1. I look forward to reading this series. I like to wait until a series is complete before I start it. I am a quick reader, so waiting on a next book is hard. 🙂

    • What is better than a treasure hunt, Debra. Except of course it might be hard and bad weather and the dirt and sand might blow in your eyes. And I might be too busy to watch my favorite podcasts.

  3. Good morning Mary! I have read one of your series. I think they were Kindle Unlimited. As far as treasures go, my aunts years ago made it fun to go in treasure hunts on my grandmother’s place. We had the maps and everything! It was a lovely memory. Digging for treasures!

    Best wishes on your series Mary!

  5. Finding treasures are always fun. On our family farm in Wyoming, we were excited every time we would find an Indian Arrowhead. The book sounds exciting.

  7. This sounds like a great book and I can’t wait to read it. Finding treasure is always fun. I love your books.

  8. What I love about reading books like this is the history of whatever area the author writes about….whether it be in California, Montana, Wyoming & yes, even Texas (or anywhere in between)!! 🙂 And I love cowboy series books, especially those ones that have characters who “tame the west”….wagon trains, land claims, homesteading, etc. You’d have to be tough to carve out a living in those conditions!

    I love my modern conveniences too much, lol!! ?

  11. I loved the first 2 books in this series and can’t wait to read this next one. I think i have read every one of your books, but my favorite series is the Trouble in Texas series. I loved those characters

  12. Good afternoon, wow , this series sounds like a great read, and I love the book covers, they are Beautiful. Have a great day and a great weekend.

  14. Looking forward to this one!! I have the first two, so I may as well wait to read them until I get this one! Then I’ll move them up to the top of the TBR stack!! I don’t get to binge read a series too often!!

  17. I always look forward to your books and series. I am another one who tends to wait until the entire series is out so I can binge read it. America is such a varied country it offers an author so many options for a story. It sounds like you have made good use of both the physical and historical elements that California had to offer. I look forward to reading this series.

  20. I can hardly wait to read the conclusion to this series! I love the way you (and many other authors) weave actual historical facts into your books. It’s such an interesting and fun way to learn more about history.

  21. This has been a great series and I’m looking forward to Riches Beyond Measure. I read books as they’re published but I often re-read previous books in a series when the last book is about to be released.

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