Thank you so much for hosting me! “The Treasure Hunters” started out as a movie
script many years ago. I’ve always known
I wanted to be a writer, I just didn’t know in which media my passion lay. I’ve written poetry and I wrote several movie
scripts. The Treasure Hunters was my last one and it was then that I decided
I did NOT want to write in such a limited capacity any more. So I switched to novels and I’ve been in love
ever since.
I adore the Roaring Twenties. Perhaps I have a past life centered in that
time frame. Everything from the lingo to
the “live and die” attitude of the times.
It was a grand time for women, a very liberating movement that began
with women’s suffrage. This is my second
book set in this time period, and this time, I tackled the horrible end of that
golden age…the Stock Market Crash. The
subsequent weeks after October 29th defined the next decade and the
attitude of so many people.
In The Treasure
Hunters, my heroine, Ruby, feels the weight of the world on her
shoulders. Everything she does is with
her friends in mind. So when she finds a
treasure map, she’s full steam ahead. I
consider her adventure a little bit Indiana Jones meets Sahara
(the Brooke Shields version). Happy
reading!
When the stock market crashes on October 29, 1929 , it doesn’t take
long for Ruby Talcott to lose everything.
Her father’s shipping legacy slips through her fingers. Alone, destitute, she packs up her two best
friends Eden and Merridie, and takes them to England for a new life.
Working in her family’s warehouse of unclaimed cargo, she
foils a plot to steal a map. But this
isn’t just any map…it’s to a lost pirate treasure. Ruby takes the map for herself and convinces
Eden and Merridie to go with her to find the priceless treasure.
She finds Captain Sinclair Dardon, a man also hit hard by
the economic turn, to sail them towards adventure. But Ruby didn’t count on her wild attraction
to the handsome Captain. Nor did she expect
he has his own bad guys hunting him.
Excerpt:
She was vaguely
aware her mouth dropped open. Before her wasn’t the typical scruffy-bearded,
dirty boat captain. This man was
young. And handsome. More butterflies fluttered in her
stomach. He had short black hair that
looked like he’d been running his fingers through it in aggravation. He needed a shave, but Ruby rather thought
his slight whiskers enhanced his looks rather than detracted. Although he looked tough, he had kind
eyes––blue maybe, or green. It was hard
to tell in the muted lantern light. He
was tall, muscular, and when their gazes met her heart stuttered in her
chest.
“My
name is Sin,” he said, introducing himself, although his gaze stayed locked
upon her.
“Literally
or figuratively?” Merridie asked dryly.
He
winked at her. “Captain Sinclair
Dardon. Who are you, and how may I help
you?”
“I’m
Ruby Talcott, and that’s Merridie Morgan and Eden Cariker. We need passage to Africa ,”
Ruby said, ignoring the odd excitement gripping her insides. Now was not the time to get distracted by a
pretty face. Oh, but that was easier
said than done, especially once he turned those hypnotizing eyes back her way.
“Why
do you think I can help?”
“The
registry office has you listed on heading to Africa
this morning. We just need a ride.”
“I’m
not a passenger ship.”
“We
won’t be passengers,” Ruby insisted. “We
can earn our way.”
The
way his gaze traveled up and down her body had her blood heating up and leaving
little doubt to what was going through his lascivious mind.
“This isn’t
a whorehouse either,” he stated.
Buy Links:
Evernight Publishing: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/the-treasure-hunters-by-beth-d-carter/
Bio:
I like writing
about the very ordinary girl thrust into extraordinary circumstances, so my
heroines will probably never be lawyers, doctors or corporate highrollers. I try to write characters who aren't cookie
cutters and push myself to write complicated situations that I have no idea how
to resolve, forcing me to think outside the box. I love writing characters who are real,
complex and full of flaws, heroes and heroines who find redemption through love.
I’ve been pretty fortunate in life to experience some
amazing things. I’ve lived in France ,
traveled throughout Europe , Australia and New Zealand . I am a mom to an amazing little boy. I’m surrounded by friends and family. I
hate washing dishes but I love cooking. I hate washing clothes but I love
wearing them. Writing my bio is difficult because I never know what to say so I
hope you like this one. My favorite
color is red but I look best in black (it’s slimming). I hate people who don't pick up their dog's
crap in public places, people who don’t use turn signals, and I really hate
people who are rude and condescending. I especially hate discrimination in all
and every form. And although I love
holding a book in my hand, I absolutely adore my e-reader, whom I’ve named
Ruby. I love to hear from readers so
I’ve made it really easy to find me on the web: https://twitter.com/BethDCarter
https://www.facebook.com/bethdcarterauthor
https://www.facebook.com/bethdcarterauthor
Amazon author page:
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