Gold Fever by Lawna Mackie - Book Tour + Giveaway
Gold Fever
Treasures of the Heart Book 1
by Lawna Mackie
Genre: Romantic Adventure, Suspense
Could it be true? The gold existed. A treasure map alluded to such a find, but for over a century it was rumored a fable, one told by an old crazy man—Samantha (Sam) Avery’s great-great-uncle.
One huge problem existed. Her brother Finn sent her the map and told her to run. Sam knew her big brother was in trouble and she had to help him.
In Dawson City, Yukon, Hunter Gray, outfitter and guide had been hired to do a job. At the airport, pick up a Sam Avery and take him to the old Charlie Avery cabin up the mighty river.
What Hunter Gray hadn’t expected was for Sam to be a Samantha, who wore fashion designer shoes, had a sharp tongue and a goddess-like appearance—the vast wilderness of the Yukon was no place for somebody like her.
Sam had to learn quickly. How hard could it be to ride a horse and live without running water and restaurants for a week? It didn’t matter, her brother needed her and Sam had to convince the ruggedly handsome man and his wolf… yes…wolf, that she was up to the adventure.
Spending night and day together, Samantha knows the attraction between them is growing quickly. Not only is Samantha determined to rescue her brother, but she must now save her heart from a man who doesn’t believe in love.
Excerpt from GOLD FEVER – BOOK ONE
Samantha
glared at him. He was no gentleman. Pulling her suitcase behind, she watched as
he approached what must be his vehicle. That thing was no truck! It looked like
a bulldozer. She scrutinized him from the back. He must be at least six foot
maybe four inches she thought. He was very tall and getting in the thing with
four wheels wouldn’t be a problem for him. However, how the hell would she
climb up. Sure enough he leapt in and closed the door. When she got to the side
of the monstrous vehicle, she had to reach way up just to open the back door.
How the hell was she going to get her suitcase up there? Hell would freeze over
before she gave him the satisfaction. A regiment of weights, running and
swimming made her tough and strong. She slammed the handle down on the suitcase
and grabbed it by the side, attempting to lift it in. With all her might she
managed to get it off the ground, but to get it over her head into the backseat
would be almost impossible. Hoisting it up and using her legs to help she got
it up to the running board of the truck. In her state of determination she
didn’t even hear him exit, where he now stood behind her. He put his arms
around her and grabbed the suitcase, lifting it effortlessly into the backseat.
“Oh,”
was the little squeak that came out of her mouth.
“You’re
welcome to sit in the back on the other side if you like,” he said. “The front
is reserved.”
At
that moment a very large black head with yellow eyes looked between the front
bucket seats at her and made a tiny growl.
Alarmed
Sam stepped back and tripped over herself. Before she could fall in an
unceremoniously heap onto the ground, Hunter reached out and caught her around
the waist. She almost let out a sigh of relief.
He
continued to hold her, and she realized how awfully small she was in his arms.
She stared up into his face and they locked eyes. Damn him for being so
ruggedly handsome. Not the type of man she’d find in her polished Chicago
lifestyle. Sam took a deep breath of air and realized she was now staring at
his lips and wondering what it would be like to have them pressed up against
hers. Time seemed to halt, but before she knew what had happened he had her
standing fully upright.
Wow.
Did she really just act like that? Embarrassed, she pulled herself together and
out of the trance. Make a note to
yourself Sam. When you get home go out for a date and hopefully get lucky! I
can’t believe you were just thinking that.
In
the pickup truck, she peered around the door to the massive animal in the front
seat who glared back with yellow eyes.
“That
does not look like a dog.” The concern in her voice was clear.
“He’s
not, but then that would be illegal so for all intents and purposes he’s just a
very large dog that looks like a wolf.”
The
statement left her speechless. How did a normal person respond to that?
“If
you’d really like to sit in the front seat your welcome too.” Hunter closed the
door.
Sam
put her hands up. “Heavens no! I don’t need that beast looking at me like I’m
dinner.”
He
chuckled. “Did you mean my wolf or me?” He winked at her.
All
right—things didn’t catch her off guard, she expected unusual outcomes and
lived by that. In the past five minutes this man had caught her off guard a few
times.
“No.
Thank you. I’ll take my chances in the backseat, unless there is something else
I don’t know about?” She asked the question with a weary glance at him.
“You
should be okay for today at least. Since I’m out here would you like a hand
getting into the backseat?”
“No,
I’ll be fine.” Sam walked around to the other side of the truck and opened the
back passenger door. The rain made everything slick and the way her luck was
going she’d slip and end up on her ass. With one hand on the inside of the door
and the other on the seat she managed to lift her foot up onto the running
board and thrust herself up with the standing leg. For Pete’s sake it was like
a workout getting into the beast of a machine.
“Good
to see you managed on your own.” He looked over his shoulder at her.
The
wolf also looked at her. Sam pushed herself as far back into the seat as she
could and tried to shake the rain off her head.
“Welcome to Dawson City, Ms. Avery.” He
looked at her from the rearview mirror.
I'm a small town girl with big world dreams. I was born in Jasper, Alberta, and my parents were outdoor enthusiasts. My dad was an avid fisherman and I'm certain my mother was Mother Nature.
The love of my life is my husband. He, along with my animals are my inspiration for everything I write.
I live for romance, and truly believe true love conquers all. From an early age you could always find me with my nose buried in a romance novel--that hasn't changed. I write various forms of romance from contemporary, paranormal and fantasy to erotica.
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1 Comments
I like the couple on the cover. How long did it take you to write it?
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