Kris Bock’s Southwest Treasure Hunters novels mix action and
adventure with romance. The stories explore the Southwest, especially New
Mexico. Each novel stands alone, with a new main couple, and is complete, with
no cliffhangers.
The Mad Monk’s Treasure
A legendary treasure hunt in the dramatic – and deadly – New
Mexico desert.... Reviewers give it a 4.6 star average. Get this romantic
adventure for only 99 cents or FREE with Kindle Unlimited!
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 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?
“The story has it all – action, romance, danger, intrigue,
lost treasure, not to mention a sizzling relationship....”
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The Dead Man’s Treasure
Rebecca Westin is shocked to learn the grandfather she never
knew has left her a bona fide buried treasure – but only if she can decipher a
complex series of clues leading to it. The hunt would be challenging enough
without interference from her half-siblings, who are determined to find the
treasure first and keep it for themselves. Good thing Rebecca has recruited
some help.
Sam is determined to show Rebecca that a desert adventure
can be sexy and fun. But there’s a treacherous wildcard in the mix, a man
willing to do anything to get that treasure – and revenge.
Action and romance combine in this lively Southwestern
adventure, complete with riddles the reader is invited to solve to identify historical
and cultural sites around New Mexico.
“I can’t say enough how much I loved this book! It has mystery, adventure, danger, romance, and
above it all family remains a huge theme.”
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The Skeleton Canyon Treasure
Camille Dagneau – beautiful, brilliant, and prickly – isn’t
quick to trust, especially when a strange man has broken into her machine shop
at night. But Ryan MacAllister insists he’s merely looking for his missing
uncle, who has disappeared while hunting for a lost treasure. He believes Camie
is the key to finding the treasure, and his uncle. Camie can ignore the
attraction she feels, but she won’t pass up the chance for an adventure.
The pair set off with Camie’s feisty cat Tiger to track down
the clues in the missing man’s journal. Graveyards, steep cliffs, and creepy
caves don’t intimidate Camie, but she’ll need to trust Ryan to overcome all the
challenges that stand in their way. A man’s life is on the line and time is
running out, but her heart may be the one thing Camie is not willing to risk.
“If you like strong women and adventure, you’re going to
love this.”
“The Skeleton Canyon Treasure is a light, breezy
action/adventure/romance that’s perfect for summer reading.”
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Excerpt from The Mad Monk’s
Treasure:
Among all
the legends, all the fact and fiction, one story stood out. The Victorio Peak
legend had it all. A Franciscan priest and a swindler. Torture, murder, a
government cover-up. Where was the truth, among all the stories? Erin wanted to
find out. Over time, and with Camie’s encouragement, she’d started to take the
treasure hunt more seriously. It wasn’t so much for the treasure itself—that
would most likely belong to the government or the landowners. But it would make
her reputation, open up new job opportunities—change her life in ways she
hardly dared dream.
She
touched the book gently. The pages were falling out; she didn’t want to risk
carrying it around. Instead, Erin snapped a picture of the petroglyphs with her
phone. That would be enough to show Camie for now.
The timing
was perfect; she just had to turn in grades and field a few tearful last-minute
requests for extensions, and she’d be done for the semester. What better way to
spend the summer, than hunting for buried treasure?
Erin shook
her head. Who would’ve thought that she, the quiet, studious girl who’d spent
her entire adult life in academia in one way or another, would be planning such
an adventure?
Erin wheeled the bike around the front of her
house and mounted. At the corner, she paused and looked both ways. The long
frontage road was dangerously narrow, with a cement wall on one side and a
ditch on the other. Fortunately, traffic was normally light, and at this time
of day the road lay empty. Erin pushed off, still grinning from her find. She
rode on the right side, by the ditch, instead of facing traffic, because it was
just too frightening to ride alongside the wall when a car passed.
She’d gone
a block when she heard the hum of a car engine as it pulled out from a side
street behind her. She rode along the very edge of the pavement, even though
the car would have plenty of room to pass her without oncoming traffic.
Erin
glanced over her shoulder. The black SUV 20 feet behind her hadn’t bothered to
pull out into the road at all. Jerk. When would drivers learn to share the road
with bicyclists? Erin pulled onto the two-foot wide gravel strip between the
pavement and the ditch. She couldn’t stop without risking a skid, but she
slowed so the SUV could pass.
The engine roared. Erin glanced back again.
Black
metal bore down on her. Her heart lurched and the bike wobbled. This guy was
crazy! She whipped her gaze forward, rose up in the seat, and pumped the pedals
with all her power, skimming along inches from the ditch. He was just trying to
scare her. She’d get his license plate and—
She felt
the bumper hit her back tire. The bike seemed to leap into the air, and she
went flying. The dried mud and weeds of the ditch seemed to rise up to meet
her.
She didn’t even have time to
scream.
Kris Bock writes
novels of suspense and romance with outdoor adventures and Southwestern
landscapes. 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.
Fans of Mary Stewart and Barbara Michaels will want to check
out Kris Bock’s romantic adventures. “Counterfeits
is the kind of romantic suspense novel I have enjoyed since I first read Mary
Stewart’s Moonspinners.” 5 Stars –
Roberta at Sensuous Reviews blog
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