Book Beginnings, First Line Friday, & Friday 56: The Liar's Treasure (A Speranza Team Novel Book 2) by Connie Mann

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. I'm also linking up with Carrie at Reading is My Superpower for First Line Friday. Friday 56 asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two. It was started by Freda at Freda's Voice, but Anne over at My Head is Full of Books has taken over for the time being.

This week I'm featuring The Liar's Treasure (A Speranza Team Novel Book 2) by Connie Mann. I'm almost finished with it and have really enjoyed it! The first snippet takes place in Spain in 1728, but the Friday 56 quote takes place in current times. 

SYNOPSIS

From the acclaimed author of Beyond Risk and The Crown Conspiracy, hailed as a “wild ride” by Library Journal, comes an action-packed adventure about a mysterious diary and a thrilling, high-stakes treasure hunt.

Camille Abernathy ignored rumors of The Liar’s Treasure and her family’s connection to it . . . until someone put a target on her daughter’s back. Growing up in New Orleans, such tall tales were as common as beignets and gumbo. But when Camille’s teenage daughter, Cass, posts pictures of a centuries-old diary her uncle gave her, she unwittingly attracts dozens of treasure hunting fanatics who are convinced Cass and the diary can lead them to a valuable cache.

To keep her daughter safe, Camille enlists the help of Speranza, a secret society always ready to help women in need. Together, they set out on a globe-trotting journey to find The Liar’s Treasure while also investigating a suspicious death related to Camille’s childhood friend. The deeper they dig, the more they suspect it’s all connected.

Chasing clues from New Orleans to Italy to the Bahamas, Camille and her friends receive unexpected assistance—and unwanted competition—from a handsome treasure hunter from Camille’s past. Then Cass is kidnapped, and finding the treasure truly becomes a matter of life and death.

Romantic suspense perfect for fans of Susan May Warren, Dani Pettrey, and Fern Michaels. A clean, contemporary adventure with an international treasure hunt plot, a theme of mother-and-daughter relationships, and a dash of romance. 

Book Beginnings / First Line Friday

Cira tried to keep her balance on the rocking wooden deck of the Bartholomew, head down in seeming defeat, watching through hanks of her wet hair as the pirates pawed through the passengers' trunks, flinging belongings overboard.

Friday 56

His conscience twinged at what he was about to do, but he shoved the guilt away. Sometimes one had to make hard choices - for the greater good. 

What have you been reading lately?