Stories of lost treasure in the Wild West have inspired the idea for my third
book, THE BOUNTY’S BETRAYAL, in my Runaway Outlaws series. I’m currently drafting
this western romance due to release in 2022. Duke Logan and Samantha (Sam) Beckett
chase a lost treasure in the wild Montana Territory of 1887.
There are numerous legends of outlaws
who robbed stagecoaches or trains in the Wild West. With the threat of a posse
after them, outlaws often would bury the loot. For those captured, retrieving it was impossible. To this day we wonder where all that loot is still buried, waiting to be discovered.
Over the centuries, thousands of
stories have been told and retold. Have you heard the famous pirate legend of Jean Lafitte?
According to the legend, Lafitte buried 20 chests of stolen treasure formerly belonging to the Emperor Napoleon. He buried the treasure in several locations along the Texas and Louisiana coast. Every
now and then, a few lost gold coins surface and keep the legend of Lafitte
alive.
Then there are the notorious
outlaws of the Wild West like Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid, and the Wild
Bunch. They are credited with burying thousands of dollars in Irish Canyon—a
remote place in the Colorado Uintah Mountains. Some doubt this story because if they hid the mass fortune within reach, why travel all the way to Bolivia
to start over? Perhaps they went to Bolivia with more than their bad
reputations.
The fun part of these legends arises when we wonder where fact and fiction blend. As an author of
historical western romance, I draw ideas from the fascinating history of the American Wild West.
See you next time,
Lianna
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Book Blurb:
Duke Logan, a down-on-his-luck treasure hunter, was more determined than ever to find the elusive Captain’s Loot treasure. His father’s death spurred him on to find the missing clue necessary to solve the old outlaw legend. His adventure is only beginning when he shows up in the Montana Territory seeking the information he desperately needed. Instead, he finds a feisty dark-haired beauty who refuses to hand over the clue. Will Duke convince Sam to join him in the quest to find the lost treasure? Or will the treasure forever be lost?
Samantha (Sam) Beckett
has successfully carved out a new life for herself, as a single woman. She
swore off any man who wanted something from her. There was no chance of saying
“I do” in her future. When Duke Logan shows up in town, wanting the very thing
she yearned for, she digs in with more determination than ever. She refuses to
lose out on the tantalizing dream of finding treasure she herself had searched
for.
Their treasure hunt
will thrill you as Duke and Sam dodge booby-traps, fight rival treasure
hunters, and follow a worn treasure map leading them past betrayal, greed, and
a centuries old legend more dangerous than they could have imagined.
Will Duke and Sam fall
in love with more than a dream of holding the lost Captain’s gold? Or become
yet another long line of cursed souls?
2 comments:
Wouldn't it be exciting if one of those old legends of gold turned up? But until then, it is always fun to let our outlaws be outlaws and do what thy do best. Thank you for sharing Lianna.
It would be really exciting for lost treasure to show up. The Wild West is a great backdrop for our stories.
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