Peasreads: Treasures of the Lochs

I enjoy historical fiction and fantasy, parts of some of my favorite genres. Folklore and mythology? Sign me up. This book promises a long-lost treasure, a deadly chase, and a magnificent beast of legends. Again, I'm in.

Told from the viewpoint of the two main characters. Carter is a United States Naval Academy, Lieutenant. Without giving spoilers I'll say that he is mourning the loss of his father, and is in a very dark place. He is drawn to Scottland by a mysterious item left by his father in a safety deposit box,  Hattie is a 14-year-old girl who lives in Scottland. She is bright, and mature for her age. She finds some treasure that might be from the famed long-lost treasure of the Scottish Jacobites. She wants to use the money from selling the treasure to help her family. Before that can happen word gets out. Riches and wealth can bring out the best or the worst in people.  It isn't long before Hattie and Carter are on the run and racing to solve the mystery of where the remaining treasure is and how to use it to stay alive.

Scottish history, adventure, a treasure hunt. Heartbreak, redemption, restoration. 

Those are some words, that I would use to describe this book. At first, I didn't know how the first chapter of the book would tie into the next chapter, then the next chapter. The story came together and it was fun. The characters are human, they make mistakes, and they have to take risks, and make hard choices.            

Description

A long-lost treasure, a deadly chase, and a magnificent beast of legends

For almost three hundred years, people have searched for one of the greatest treasures in history—the lost gold of the Scottish Jacobites. Following his father’s death and a brazen late-night break-in at the United States Naval Academy, Lieutenant Carter Porter, his life and career in tatters, unwittingly joins the quest.

In Scotland, Hassie Douglass, a spirited young employee of a luxury inn situated on the picturesque shores of Loch Ness, thinks her prayers have been answered when she stumbles across four old gold coins that may be part of the Jacobite treasure. But she can’t tell anybody how she really found them; they would think she had lost her mind. Who would believe she followed a strange, ethereal voice emanating from the loch? Struggling to accept what she heard, she can’t deny that the gold in her hand is real.

The allure of such a valuable cache draws evil, like the moth to a flame. No sooner does Carter receive a strange bequest from his late father and Hassie’s find is publicized than a shadowy, well-armed group of mercenaries attacks each of them. Soon, Carter’s and Hassie’s fates are joined, and their survival depends on solving more than one ancient mystery while facing their worst nightmares.

Blending historical fact and Scottish legend within an action-packed adventure, Treasures of the Lochs is an exciting, powerful story of faith, friendship, and redemption.

Author: Hunter White

ISBN: 9781632996879

PRICE: $20.95 (USD) PAGES: 366

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