A Book for Christmas

My new book, Treasure of the Diary, seventh in the Mark Rollins Adventure series, has arrived just in time for Christmas

In the tradition of a rags-to-riches story, three Belmont college students find a one hundred and fifty year old diary written during the Civil War. Using their wit and modern technology, they discover the diary’s secret and their find sends them to Asheville and the western North Carolina mountains in search of buried treasure.

I think you will find Treasure of the Diary an enjoyable family friendly mystery. It is both educational and entertaining, weaving historical fiction and familiar places into a seemingly realistic adventure mystery.

And it would be a good choice for this year’s Christmas gifts!

And I ask a favor. After reading Treasure of the Diary , please post a review on the website where you made your purchase or on https://www.goodreads.com/.

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All my books are available from your favorite neighborhood bookstore or online source. Ebook and print editions are also available on Amazon, Google Play, Apple iBooks,  Smashwords, and other online bookstores. Audio editions are available on Amazon, iTunes and directly from Audible.com. For signed copies go to my website, tomcollinsauthor.com. Exploring Asheville was the 2022 winner of the Independent Press Award and the NYC Big Book Award for its literary category. My novel, Beyond Visual Range, was NYC Big Book 2022 Award’s Distinguished Favorite in Military Fiction.

What would you do if you found an old Civil War diary?

In my new book, Treasure of the Diary, three college students do just that. The old diary was written by a Confederate soldier while a prisoner of war. He secretly recorded the plight of prisoners, their mistreatment, bad food and water, disease, general miseries, and the occasional fleeting moments of happiness in an otherwise hopeless place. When he fears he will not reach freedom alive, he writes a secret in his journal.

More than a hundred a fifty years later, the college students discover the diary’s secret. Their find sends them to the Western North Carolina mountains in search of a stash of stolen Civil War gold.

The new book, number seven in the Mark Rollins Adventures series of mysteries, is scheduled for release in December and will be available in print, digital and audio formats. Pre-release orders for signed copies of print editions are being accepted now on www.tomcollinsauthor.com.

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    All my books are available from your favorite neighborhood bookstore. Ebook and print editions are also available on Amazon, Google Play, Apple iBooks,  Smashwords, and other online bookstores. Audio editions are available on Amazon, iTunes and directly from Audible.com. For signed copies go to my website, tomcollinsauthor.com.  The latest book, Exploring Asheville, was the 2022 winner of the Independent Press Award and the NYC Big Book Award for its literary category. My novel, Beyond  Visual Range, was NYC Big Book 2022 Award’s Distinguished Favorite in Military Fiction.

Road Trip

Thinking of taking a road trip this summer? Why not to Western North Carolina and the city they call the weirdest, happiest, quirkiest place in America, Asheville. If you are lucky, you might be able to get a room at the historic Applewood Manor and if not, there are other great bed and breakfast Inns as well as hotels ready to welcome you. To get ready for your trip, visit your favorite bookstore, Amazon, or other online source for a copy of my award winning book, Exploring Asheville—Its History, Attractions, Mysteries, Ghosts, and Tall Tales. It is available in print and digital formats.

Despite the price of gas, traveling by car beats flying given their current record of cancelations and delays. And you can make the traveling time to your destination go a lot faster by listening to an audio book—all my mysteries are available in audio. I suggest my most recent Mark Rollins Adventure, Beyond Visual Range.

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All of my books are available from Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million as well as your favorite neighborhood bookstore. Ebook and print editions are also available on Amazon, Google Play, Apple iBooks,  Smashwords, and other online bookstores. Audio editions are available on Amazon, iTunes and directly from Audible.com. The latest book, Exploring Asheville, was the winner of the Independent Press Award for its literary category.