THE SEAFARER'S SECRET

Hidden treasure, pirates, murder investigation, budding romance: THE SEAFARER'S SECRET is a fresh and seamless blend of history, romance, and mystery. A book for anyone who ever dreamed about growing up to be a pirate, fighting a pirate, or falling in love with a pirate.

William Templeton, widower and police chief of Eden, North Carolina is working the scene of a local woman's drowning when an old gold coin is found in the body's pocket. It is identical to a coin discovered on the body, of his estranged wife, Catherine, over a year ago. Catherine's case, originally deemed a tragic accident, has been reopened, forcing William to step down as police chief to avoid conflict of interest issues. Historian and Blackbeard expert, Eva Knightly, is brought into the investigation to help identify the coins; she cannot fathom why her good friend Catherine never mentioned anything about gold coins. When more coins are discovered at the local church, Eva and William know it's more than mere coincidence. With the entire town whispering about Blackbeard, cursed coins, and lost treasure, it becomes hard to separate what is true from what is a myth. THE SEAFARER'S SECRET is a thrilling cinematic mystery with a slow-burning romance between William and Eva as they work together to reveal the secrets and lies of Eden, North Carolina. But in order to have a future, they'll both have to look deep into the past to keep from being a modern-day killer's next victims. Writing allows Carol Ann Collins' work is a combination of historical fact, pure fiction, and vivid imagination and she is also a New York Times bestselling author under the pen name Tara Sue Me (Exposed Desire, The Submissive, Seductive Lies, etc.).