Treasured Legacy: Quick Reads, #4

By Holly Barbo

A contemporary suspense steeped in history

With dwindling time, Leone uses the last of her strength to share important family history with her only living relative: her grandson David. Despite her final request to not sell the family heirlooms, David and Anne look into it because of their desperate need for money. But the pieces have secrets and the young couple finds themselves in unexpected danger.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paper Gold Publishing OLD
• Release date: Oct 21, 2016
• ISBN: 9781533732989

Holly Barbo

Holly's world is shaped by her love of family, the beauty of the nature and an irrepressible curiosity that frequently has her turning over rocks and questioning what she finds. This sometimes sends the reader down a rabbit hole into an alternate view of the world than what they expected. Holly’s mind can be an interesting place. To get the latest news just subscribe to Holly's newsletter. The button is on the right of the page.: http://hollybarbo-books.com

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Second Edition, 2016

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Copyright © 2016 Holly Barbo

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With dwindling time, Leone uses the last of her strength to share important family history with her only living relative: her grandson David. Despite her final request to not sell the family heirlooms, David and Anne investigate the possibility because of their desperate need for money. But the pieces have secrets, and the young couple finds themselves in unexpected danger.

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Treasured Legacy

About the Author

Treasured Legacy

The old woman pulled the warm shawl around her shoulders with frail, liver-spotted hands. Reaching for her cup of tea, she took a sip. The cup rattled in the saucer as she set it down on the side table and looked up at the young man who was setting up the small electronic device.

Thank you for doing this for me, David. You are the last of my family and I wanted you to know about your history and ancestry.

He smiled and tucked the colorful afghan over the elder’s lap and feet. Are you comfortable, Grandmother?

At her nod he sat near the video camera and raised his hand to float above it. Let me know when you’re ready.

Her faded eyes twinkled. Start it. I have stories to share, and there isn’t much time on my end.

With a wink, his finger brushed the start button and he sat back to listen.

"Our family has several heritages. Thirty years before the terror of the French Revolution, a talented gypsy silver smith named Silas Rose married a daughter of a Jewish jeweler named Boehmer. In the next twenty-five years, the two worked together and gained fame for the remarkably skilled