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Last Resort
By Morgan Brice
Treasure Trail, Book 3
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“Come on in.” Erik moved aside. “The boxes are gone, and we might move some things around, but it’s mostly done.”
Susan walked into the living room and looked around, then nodded. “I love the mix. It’s unique. Now that you’ve mixed ‘his’ and ‘his,’ it’ll be interesting to see what you add that you pick out together.”
Erik set the casserole in the oven and turned back to their guest. “Thank you for dinner. You saved us from pizza.”
“Oh, I love good pizza,” Susan said. “But there’s nothing like a homemade casserole.”
“Can you stay and eat with us?” Erik asked.
Susan shook her head. “Thank you, but I’ve got my own meal in the oven at home. I did want to bring you this.” She took a package out of her large purse and handed it off. “It came in the mail for you at the shop. Anything that’s hand-printed on brown paper packaging gets my attention. Definitely not your usual mail order.”
Erik reached for the envelope and then recoiled as his fingers touched the paper, letting it fall onto the table. Susan and Ben looked at him with concern.
“What’s wrong?” Ben moved protectively to get between Erik and the package.
“Sorry,” Erik said, chagrined. “Nothing dangerous—just surprising. Whatever’s in there had a strong emotional connection for the sender. Not sure whether it was positive or negative.”
“Is it safe to open?” Susan asked.
“It should be,” Erik replied. “And I’ll use gloves when I handle it.”
“Let’s see what’s inside.” Ben got scissors and cut the package open, careful not to damage the address or anything within. “No return address. That’s never a good sign unless there’s a note.”
Six yellowed poker chips tumbled onto the table. Ben lifted one to the light. “Fun Factory, Sewell Point, NJ,” he read aloud. “Clay chips, pretty old,” he observed.
“Casinos haven’t used clay chips since the 1950s,” Erik mused. “I’ve never heard of the Fun Factory.”
Susan shook her head. “Neither have I, and I’ve lived in Cape May all my life.”
Erik let his open palm hover above the chips. “I’m picking up excitement, tension, disappointment, and an undercurrent of danger.” He let his touch magic read the impressions left by the emotions of the person who owned them.
“There’s no ghost present at the moment, but I’m sensing enough energy that I think the chips still might be haunted. Maybe the ghost wants to get to know us better before he or she shows up,” Ben said after concentrating for a moment, and Erik nodded. Both men could see ghosts who weren’t strong enough to make themselves visible to others.
“I think there’s definitely a story behind them.” Erik frowned as he stared at the mysterious pieces. “Is there a note?”
Ben dug into the envelope and pulled out a piece of paper. “Take these with my blessing. They’ve been nothing but trouble,” he read aloud. “There’s no signature.”
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Treasure Trail, Book 1
Erik Mitchell traveled the world uncovering art fraud and relic theft, which pitted him against spoiled billionaires, unscrupulous collectors, mobsters, and cartels. He worked with law enforcement across the U.S. and Europe, but then a sting goes wrong, Erik ends up injured and returns to find his partner cheating. He decides to stop globetrotting and buy an antique shop in scenic Cape May, NJ, rebuild his life, and nurse his broken heart.
Undercover Newark cop Ben Nolan went down in a hail of bullets when a bust went sideways, after a tip-off from a traitor inside the department. When he recovers, he spends a couple of years as a private investigator, only to tire of seeing the worst of human nature. So when his aunt offers him the chance to take over her rental real estate business in Cape May, it seems too good to be true. Now if he could just believe he could ever be lucky again in love.
Sparks fly when Erik and Ben meet. But when a cursed hotel’s long-ago scandals resurface, the two men are pulled into a web of lies, danger, and deception that will test their bond—and might make them Cape May’s newest ghosts!
Treasure Trail contains sexually explicit material intended for adults 18 and over. This is book #1 in the Treasure Trail series.
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Treasure Trail, Book 2: Blink
Ghosts always remember. Mobsters never forget.
Erik Mitchell helped Interpol bust cartels, oligarchs, and spoiled billionaires for art fraud. As an undercover cop, Ben Nolan helped bring down a Newark crime family. Now Erik and Ben have started over in Cape May, leaving their danger-filled jobs behind them, excited about a fresh start and their new relationship.
Plans to renovate a historic old theater stir up dangerous ghosts and revive interest in unsolved Mob hits. The curse of a murdered witch strikes a close friend, old movie props reveal clues to long-ago crimes, and a shakedown scheme sends Ben’s cousin running for cover.
Time is running out to lift the curse. The Russian Mob wants revenge on Erik, and the Newark Mob is gunning for Ben. A grieving ghost seeks justice. Secrets, lies, and deception unravel in the blink of an eye.
Erik and Ben were planning for happily ever after. But unless they can outwit witches, wraiths, and wise guys, they could go down in a hail of gunfire and a blast of dark magic—and see their plans go up in smoke.
Blink is a suspenseful MM paranormal romance mystery-adventure filled with second chance love, hurt/comfort, true soulmates, awesome food trucks, dangerous secrets, restless ghosts, psychic visions, powerful witches, angry mobsters, and a very haunted theater.
Book Two in the Treasure Trail series.
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About the Author:
Morgan Brice is the romance pen name of bestselling author Gail Z. Martin. Morgan writes urban fantasy male/male paranormal romance, with plenty of action, adventure and supernatural thrills to go with the happily ever after. Gail writes epic fantasy and urban fantasy, and together with co-author hubby Larry N. Martin, steampunk and comedic horror, all of which have less romance, more explosions. Characters from her Gail books make frequent appearances in secondary roles in her Morgan books, and vice versa.
On the rare occasions Morgan isn’t writing, she’s either reading, cooking, or spoiling two very pampered dogs.
Series include Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow. Watch for more in these series, plus new series coming soon!
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