A Livi Talbot Novel Series

ALL'S FAIR IN SIBLING RIVALRY AND WAR. After nearly losing her family and her life, Olivia Talbot is trying to leave the world of artifact hunting behind. But an adrenaline junkie unsuited for a 9 to 5 job can't hide herself forever, especially when deadly operative Dale West comes knocking with off-book work for his covert organization. It'll be "easy", West says—just a trip to the museum. But a deranged former soldier is seeking to reunite the pieces of Gungnir—spear of the Norse god Odin—which is capable of starting war, and this job is much bigger than anyone has let on. Followed by the dogged son of a tabloid mogul, competing with her archeologist older brother, and still struggling to trust West against her better judgement, Livi will venture into an ancient underwater city in the Mediterranean to stop the dawn of a new war. But the spear of a god has plans for them all, and power not even she might be able to withstand.

EX-DEBUTANTE. SINGLE MOTHER. TREASURE HUNTER. Disowned and left penniless for getting pregnant as a teen, former celebutante Olivia Talbot was willing to do whatever it took to provide for her daughter…including become a treasure hunter. Since the Pulse hit, activating relics of legend, there are plenty of artifacts to be had—not to mention wealthy clients willing to pay top dollar for them. Just as her daughter's private school tuition cheque bounces, Livi gets an offer that could be the break she needs to return to some semblance of her former life. A potential new client wants her to travel to Ethiopia and retrieve the Seal of Solomon—a mythical ring said to control demons and djinn—and this bounty comes with one hell of a financial pay off. The deadline: a week. The team: unreliable. The competition: her world-renowned archaeologist older brother. Nothing Livi can't handle… Except the danger goes beyond a few subterranean serpent-dragons she might encounter or tangling with her employer's deadly second-in-command. This client isn't all he seems, and handing him the ring might be worse than what he'll do to her—and her daughter—if she doesn't.

CAT BURGLARY. TOMB RAIDING. TREASURE HUNTING. ALL PART OF THE GAME. At the end of a well-earned vacation, Livi Talbot is ready for more work. She just didn't expect "work" to be a call from a friend suffering a small case of blackmail. One short Australian heist later, a simple retrieval becomes a tangle of sacred mountains, dangerous tombs, a fellow treasure hunter's disturbing hotness, murderous sea monsters, and life-threatening danger. Most of her usual team is AWOL and now she's reluctant allies with her enemies. If she puts a toe out of line, a jail cell awaits her—and that's the best-case scenario. At worst, a bounty on her head. The prize for success is immortality itself, but Livi will settle for just getting out—and returning to her beloved daughter—alive...

NOWHERE TO RUN. NO ONE TO TRUST. For once, life is looking good for single mom and adventurer Livi Talbot. Work is steady, her team is dependable, her daughter is thriving. And then there's deadly operative Dale West—who sometimes turns into a tiger and always throws her off her game. Just as she's ready to confront her growing feelings for him, he invites her on a mission for his agency that will take her team to Nepal. A recent earthquake has revealed a mysterious temple deep in the Himalayas, and the secrets within could be fatal in the wrong hands. A supernatural weapons dealer and his army of mercenaries are at their heels to complicate things, as is someone from West's past who makes Livi question their potential future. She's always been slow to trust, but believing in West might be the only way they survive. If his lies don't get her killed first.

Betrayal and sacrifice follow Livi Talbot on her darkest adventure yet. As Livi Talbot reels from the ultimate betrayal that has sent her entire world off-kilter, the hits keep coming when her estranged mother—who abandoned the Talbot family twenty years ago—shows up without warning. She's looking for a pre-Incan stone idol in the ruins of an abandoned Spanish mission that has escaped looters for centuries, and she wants Livi to find it. Livi would rather be anywhere but home, and a trip with her family to Peru is just what she needs to clear her head—even if it involves reconnecting with her mom. But a heartbroken adventurer is a distracted one, making Livi the perfect target for supernatural guardians in the jungle…and more danger from those closest to her that she might not see until it's too late.

Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.   Disowned and left penniless for getting pregnant as a teen, former celebutante Olivia Talbot was willing to do whatever it took to provide for her daughter…including become a treasure hunter. Since the Pulse hit, activating relics of legend, there are plenty of artifacts to be had—not to mention wealthy clients willing to pay top dollar for them.   Join Livi Talbot in the first volume of her adventures--three novels and one novella.   In Solomon's Seal, just as her daughter's private school tuition cheque bounces, Livi gets an offer that could be the break she needs to return to some semblance of her former life. A potential new client wants her to travel to Ethiopia and retrieve the Seal of Solomon—a mythical ring said to control demons and djinn—and this bounty comes with one hell of a financial pay off.   In Odin's Spear, after nearly losing her family and her life, Olivia Talbot is trying to leave the world of artifact hunting behind. But an adrenaline junkie unsuited for a 9 to 5 job can't hide herself forever, especially when deadly operative Dale West comes knocking with off-book work for his covert organization.   In the novella Ashford's Ghost, Livi's house is haunted, and she's starting to think the ancient murderer she used the Seal of Solomon to destroy might not be entirely dead after all. Isolated in the house by a violent snowstorm, Livi is trapped with a dark force gathering strength by the hour, threatening not only the safety of her family but possibly her very sanity.   In Emperor's Tomb, at the end of a well-earned vacation, Livi Talbot is ready for more work. She just didn't expect "work" to be a call from a friend suffering a small case of blackmail. One short Australian heist later, a simple retrieval becomes a tangle of sacred mountains, dangerous tombs, a fellow treasure hunter's disturbing hotness, murderous sea monsters, and life-threatening danger.

Also available in HAUNTINGS: TWO TALES OF THE PARANORMAL Four months ago, Livi Talbot successfully killed the afreet who abducted her family and tried to murder her. Then she took over his villa and made it her base of operations/home, as any respectable treasure hunter in need of better digs is wont to do. But this house is haunted, and she's starting to think the ancient murderer she used the Seal of Solomon to destroy might not be entirely dead after all. Isolated in the house by a violent snowstorm, Livi is trapped with a dark force gathering strength by the hour, threatening not only the safety of her family but possibly her very sanity.  

It's not always whirlwind international danger and adventures for single mom and treasure hunter Livi Talbot—this time, fun's a little closer to home when she accepts a blind date set up by her brother. A perfect storm leaves her without a babysitter—at least until Dale West arrives at her door and is willing to watch her daughter for a few hours. But even the nicest evening out can take a sharp downturn fast: Livi and her date are abducted, bound, and dragged to an abandoned farmhouse outside of the city. No one is coming to save her. Her date isn't much help. And the kidnappers? Well, they're merely henchmen. The real boss is on their way—and Livi's not sure she'll survive long after they arrive. For Livi Talbot, of course even an ordinary first date is going to end badly.