Title: Precious Treasure
Author: Terry Segan
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Book Blurb:
Janie Holcomb prays for closure once the courts declare her missing husband dead. Instead, she's sent spiraling down a dangerous path.
When her lawyer delivers a package held in trust, she finds a cryptic warning along with a Civil War journal promising buried treasure. While seeking a connection between her spouse and the decades-old diary, Janie attracts the spirit of a Confederate soldier pleading for help.
Enlisting her brother's assistance to chase down clues, they discover that not everyone they know should be trusted. Janie overlooks potential threats when the promise of new love stirs her emotions. Will her digging uncover the answers she craves or doom her to a similar fate?
Excerpt:
Janie dragged herself out of bed and into the bathroom. Turning on the tap to fill the sink, she bent over and splashed cold water on her face. The refreshing drops rolled down her forehead, cheeks and chin, pulling her out of her funk. Sightless, Janie reached for the hand towel hanging nearby and dried her face as she stood upright. Opening her eyes, she leaned in to examine the damage of the late night on her complexion. Her reflection looked back, as well as that of a young man standing behind her. Janie’s heart leapt to her throat as she whipped around and found no one there. Looking back in the mirror, she saw only herself.
This is too much, she thought. First nightmares and now hallucinations. Janie shook her head. With the assault of information thrown at her in the last twenty-four hours, her imagination cartwheeled out of control.
Knowing the visions were a result of the wine, newspaper articles and journal, didn’t calm the raised hackles on the back of her neck. The foreboding in Brian’s letter snaked its way up her spine threatening to encircle her throat and squeeze tight. His writing had a tone of uncertainty and fear—uncharacteristic of the man she had married.
Buy Links (including Goodreads and BookBub):
Amazon – ebook on sale for .99 March 10-24: www.amazon.com/dp/B09PJXMD9Z
What’s your favorite activity to shake off the winter doldrums?
I like to don my winter riding gear and hop on the back of my husband’s motorcycle. The trip is either a day ride to one of our favorite out-of-the-way lunch spots, or a weekend escape to nearby Arizona or Southern California.
Why is your featured book a cure for the winter blues?
Precious Treasure is a twisty mystery with a few scares. What better way to get your heart thumping and your brain spinning? It will keep you on the edge of your seat as you cheer for the main character to find all the answers.
Giveaway –
One lucky reader will win a $75 Amazon US or Canada gift card
Open internationally. You must have a valid Amazon US or Amazon CA account to win.
Runs March 1 – 31, 2023.
Drawing will be held on April 3, 2023.
Author Biography:
Terry Segan, originally from Commack, NY, now resides in the desert where she’ll never require an ice scraper or snow shovel. The beach is her happy place, but any opportunity to travel soothes her gypsy soul. The stories conjured by her imagination while riding backseat on her husband’s motorcycle can be found throughout the pages of her paranormal mysteries. Growing up immersed in sarcastic humor and science fiction movies, Terry’s goals are to cause her readers to laugh out loud, cry with joy, or cower beneath the covers wondering if the noise under the bed was real or imagined.
Social Media Links:
Author Website: https://terrysegan.com/
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/AuthorTerrySegan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrysegan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeganTerry
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Terry-Segan/e/B087YQGXMD
Reading keeps the winter blues away for me!
What a great excerpt, and I love the cover. Looking forward to reading this on.
Thank you, Terry, for sharing your book in our Shake Off Winter Doldrums! Such a great deal for a fantastic book.