Everleigh Wheaton knows it only takes a few well-placed lies to ruin a reputation.
Sheās experienced it time and again. But thereās a silver lining to repeatedly proving herself: sheās become confident and self-reliant.
When she loses yet another job and an enigmatic stranger offers a solution to her financial troubles, sheās game. After all, she loves a good mystery, and the invitation to visit the legendary Halstead Manor is irresistible. But sheās not about to let her guard down with the other women who received the same invitation.
Life has taught her that trust is dangerous.
A strange voice on the phone explains that heās gathered the three of them to work together as treasure hunters. Their first assignment requires Everleigh to be a traveling nurse for Gertie, a retired FBI agent who has one cold case she canāt let go ofāthe missing Florentine Diamond.
With Everleighās keen ability to solve puzzles, Natalieās vast knowledge of history, and Brookeās connections to the antiques world, theyāre confident theyāll track down the diamond. Gertieās nephew, Niles Butler, doesnāt believe Everleigh is as innocent as she claimsāeven as he finds himself fascinated by herāand heās determined to block every move she makes. If Everleigh canāt drop her walls of self-protection, the diamond treasure wonāt be the only thing sheāll lose.
āGet ready to be awed with mesmeric prose coupled with an intriguing plot. Add in a fun cast of characters, and you have a story that shines!āāRachel Scott McDaniel, award-winning author of The Starlet Spy