Around The Fire New Release Spotlight

Welcome to my New Release Spotlight. Here's where you'll find the latest books and authors you either love, or will soon come to. I hope to bring you multiple genres whether you like contemporary, historical, paranormal, or even kid-lit to name a few. Bookmark this page and stop in often. Today, Mike Torreano brings you a peek at his September 5, 2022 Historical Mystery.

White Sands Gold
by
Mike Torreano

Mexico Territory, 1890
In a hidden cavern, a treasure trove of  gold bars sits alongside an ancient relic.
To find her treasure-hunting brother, Lottie Durham enlists the help of an easygoing lawman she can’t stand—at first. When a mysterious  woman known only as Ma asks her to join the relic’s guardians, Lottie’s world spins. Should she take on this solemn obligation?
Twill, leader of those secretive guardians,  has sworn a vow to protect the centuries-old religious relic. Regrets bedevil him and his dedication to his oath is repeatedly tested. If he breaks his promise, he’ll fail Ma, the one person he’s never wanted to let down.
Will a looming attack by a band of determined raiders be the end of the guardians, the gold, and the relic?
Rated G

https://www.amazon.com/White-Sands-Gold-Mike-Torreano-ebook/dp/B0B3714RXS​
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/white-sands-gold-mike-torreano/1141622239
https://shop.aer.io/TheWildRosePress/p/White_Sands_Gold/9781509244317-11180

Where did you get the inspiration for your book, Mike?
Inspiration for the story came from a conversation with a friend of mine, who said, “I’ve got the idea for your next book.” He then spun a tale of hidden gold, thousands and thousands of bars underneath a mountain north of Las Cruces, New Mexico. He’d been exploring the area for years.
Me: “How’d this gold supposedly get there?”
Him” No one knows for sure, but there are several different theories.”
Me: “When was this supposed to have happened?”
Him: “No one knows that, either, but legend says the gold’s been there for centuries.”
Me: “How come no one’s found it?”
Him: “Folklore says someone did, and brought some of the bars up in the 1930s. But he got shot. No one’s seen anything since.”
Me: “Who shot him and why?”
Him: “Good question.”
I went home and did an online search. When page after page about the fabled gold popped up, I created a few twists, crafted some interesting characters, and had my next novel.

​ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Torreano has a military background and is a student of American history and the Old West.
His debut western mystery, The Reckoning, set in South Park, Colorado in 1868, was released in 2016 by The Wild Rose Press. The sequel, The Renewal, also in South Park, 1872, was released in 2018. His third western, A Score To Settle, was released October 2020, also from The Wild Rose Press. White Sands Gold is his latest western mystery, and was just released by Wild Rose. He has a coming-of-age novel, Fireflies At Dusk, set during the Civil War, and his short story, The Trade, a tale of the Yukon Gold Rush, was his first published work in 2014.
Mike’s written for magazines and newspapers for many years. An experienced editor, he’s taught University-level English and Journalism. He’s a member of the Historical Novel Society, Pikes Peak Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Western Writers of America and several other writing groups. He brings his readers back in time with him as he recreates life in mid-to-late nineteenth century America. He and his wife, Anne, live in Colorado Springs.

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