Tales from The Treasure Trove Volume IV

The Moonstone Fire by Christine DeSmet Sapphire Dreams by Nancy Pirri (Sapphire Palace Series) James Freeman is Bozeman’s new Marshal and has plans to close down every brothel in town, including Kate O’Malley’s Sapphire Palace. Kate has the fight of her life on her hands — convincing James she’s running a legitimate establishment, a saloon, diner, and boarding house. Turquoise Twilight by Jane Toombs (North of Nonesuch Series) Talissa Hunter takes her dream-of-a-lifetime trip to European vampire country and is disappointed not to meet any “creatures of fantasy” as her friend calls them. In a romantic encounter on the way home, she rescues what she believes is a wounded man. What a pleasant surprise when he turns up at her place in North Of Nonesuch Country! But what will happen when she discovers what he really is? Petals of a Topaz Jewel by Carrie S. Masek Beth Collins, a middle-aged widow juggling career, family responsibilities and personal needs, answers a singles’ ad, and finds herself on a date with a charming younger man who may just be the Rose Petal Slasher. Woman Cast in Amber by Janet Lane Walters (The Amber Chronicles) The rulers of the kingdom of Rivand are under a curse because an early king refused to give his heart to the Witch of the Woods. Five hundred years later, Hugh Riva, the prince and only child of the current king is given Emme as a body slave. She was found near the Witch’s Woods and though young, has the black hair and blue eyes of the witch. She lives with Hugh and falls in love with him. As the time of the testing arrives, they venture into the woods. Hugh must choose between love and comfort. Should he choose a comfortable life, Emme will be cast in amber. Blood of Amethyst by Karen Wiesner (Woodcutters Grim Series) For the ten generations since the evil first came to Woodcutter’s Grim, the Guardians have sworn an oath to protect the town from the childhood horrors that lurk in the black woods. Without them, the town would be defenseless…and the terrors would escape to the world at large. A blood-curdling answer as to why the childhood-nightmare creature Rumpelstiltskin so wanted a child of his own... Amethyst Phillip’s father — her only family — disappears in Woodcutter Grim’s evil woods. Town Sheriff and Guardian Gabe Reece sends out a search party and eventually they find the body, completely drained of blood. A devastated Amethyst refuses to do anything but carry on all by herself in the isolated area she grew up. But something strange is happening, and Gabe realizes it every time he drops by to check on the woman who’s held his heart for long years. She’s grown pale, cold. She’s sleeping all the time, waking only in the night, when her taste for blood overwhelms her. Then Gabe becomes aware that something in the woods is calling to her, something that’s stealing her life... Gabe will face his deadliest foe yet when the woman he loves falls prey to a nameless creature who wants her very soul. The Tanzanite Return by C.J. Winters (sequel to 'The Tanzanite Curse') In 2016, on their thirtieth birthday, psychic identical twins Tabitha and Tanya Beaufort spot an expensive pair of tanzanite earrings. They recall the fabulous cursed tanzanite once owned by their mother, but mesmerized by the glorious gems, they buy the earrings and have them reset as pendants. Each twin soon meets and accepts a new man into her life. Tabitha’s friend, Clive, is a detective, and Tanya’s is Nick, a newspaperman. Tabitha has a radio talk show called Hear Tabby in Kansas City, and Tanya works with her. Life looks very rosy. Saurian Bloodstone by Cassie Walder (The Saurian Series) After being repatriated to Sauria, Mina finds herself overwhelmed by simply fitting into her race’s homeworld. Everything she’s ever wanted is offered to her. But all she wants is Lucian’s love.