Treasure Me

Petty thief Birdie Kaminsky has arrived in Liberty, Ohio to steal a treasure hidden since the Civil War. SheвЂTMs in possession of a charming clue passed down in her family for generations: Liberty safeguards the cherished heart. The beautiful thief wants to go straight. She secretly admires the clueвЂTMs author, freedwoman Justice Postell, who rose above the horrors of slavery to build a new life in Ohio. According to family lore, Justice left South Carolina at the dawn of the Civil War. Heavy with child, she carried untold riches on her journey north. As Birdie searches for the treasure, she begins to believe a questionable part of the story: a tale of love between Justice and Lucas Postell, the French plantation owner who was BirdieвЂTMs ancestor. If the stories are true, Justice bore a child with Lucas. Some of those black relatives might still live in town. Birdie canвЂTMt help but wonder if sheвЂTMs found one—LibertyвЂTMs feisty matriarch, Theodora Hendricks, who packs a pistol and heartwarming stories about Justice. Birdie doesnвЂTMt know that an investigative reporter who has arrived in town will trip her up—as will her conscience when she begins to wonder if itвЂTMs possible to start a new life with stolen riches. Yet with each new clue she unearths, Birdie begins to discover a family history more precious than gems, a tradition of love richer than she could imagine.