Stopping in the clearing before the house, he bent over, hands on thighs, and breathed deeply in and out to cool down, not that he had broken a sweat or anything. They weren't exploring King Tut's tomb here. Now, he could understand the government being worried about metal detecting on a battlefield, trafficking in relics, defacing previously undiscovered prehistoric rock wall art, that kind of thing, but dammit, they were just going to take some pearls out of this cavern. Cassidy was on board, per orders of the National Park Service, which made sure no historical artifacts were disturbed.

The rest of the team would be here this afternoon, but the project itself couldn't start until Dr. He'd arrived here in central Pennsylvania yesterday morning. Crazy Claire is gonna be Crazy-Friggin'-Dead Claire if she doesn't stop hiding from me.įive miles back and a half-hour ago, at dawn, he'd left the Butterfly Bed & Breakfast in Spruce Creek, where he and his team from Jinx, Inc., a treasure-hunting firm, would be staying. In fact, he was beginning to wonder if she even existed. Actually, he was beginning to feel like the crazy one as he attempted to make contact with the elusive woman. Claire Cassidy, historical archaeologist, by her colleagues. He hoped to find the crazy woman at home this early in the morning.Ĭrazy Claire, that's what she was called by some of the locals. It sat nestled in the thick woods on the banks of the Little Juniata River, almost hidden from view. Read ExcerptĬaleb Peachey jogged along the road, his eyes on the log cabin up ahead. begin the search for and find the fabled cave pearls.

At about the ame time, adventure and hilarity abound as the crew of Jinx Inc. She’s a free spirit and truly self-sufficient and independent, yet she’s not opposed to the possibility of love in her life.With Claire’s help, along with the assistance of Cajun Healer, Tante Lulu, Caleb and his family reconcile. He’s buttoned up and goes by the book and still carries a lot of bitterness because of a painful past. The attraction is immediate but Caleb and Claire are very different people. is an upstanding, responsible company does the she sign on the dotted line. Only after he tracks her down on her fishing holiday and proves that Jinx Inc. An ex-Navy SEAL, Caleb is used to getting his man but Dr Claire Cassidy, archaeologist extraordinaire, is proving hard to pin down. But first, mission leader Caleb Peach has to find an expert consultant. treasure-hunting company has a new mission – to find the ‘cave pearls’ rumoured to exist in the bottom-most cavity of an ancient cave.

Pink Jinx by Sandra Hill