A Treacherous Treasure, by Melanie Dickerson, opens with Rebecca Heywood. She is out visiting neighbors when she is suddenly called home. Rebecca’s husband had been found in the woods. Shot dead! During their marriage, Rebecca’s husband had been unfaithful to her with several women. She wonders - Could it be one of their husbands who that took it into their hands to end his life?
When Rebecca escapes the house to find some quiet away from her wailing mother-in-law, she encounters a man in the woods. This man is holding a gun and actually shoots at Rebecca. As she runs for her life, she encounters Thomas Westwood, the neighbor her husband had warned her to stay away from!
It seems people believe there is a chest of gold doubloons somewhere on her husband’s property. When Rebecca discovers that Thomas is actually a man she can trust, they join together to discover why she was shot at and why the man CBC a was actually digging a hole on her property. After Rebecca discovers clues about the actual existence of gold on her land, she and Thomas dive in to see what they can discover!
Rebecca, Thomas and his family are soon busy on a treasure hunt. You will not believe what they discover at the end of all the hunting!