Hidden Treasure of the Heart: Passport to Romance & Relics, #1 by Jessica Eissfeldt

Author:Jessica Eissfeldt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: treasure hunt romance, wholesome romance, clean and wholesome romance, New York City romance books, sweet romance
Publisher: J&J publishing
Published: 2022-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

JAKE WHISTLED. “THIS’LL be like looking for a needle in a haystack—” A slow grin spread across his face “—the kind of challenge I love best.”

“Just like that time you went off to Zanzibar to look for King Solomon’s lost mines, huh?”

“Wait...” Jake shoved one hand in his pocket and ducked his chin ever so slightly as he regarded her. “You saw that episode?”

“It’s my favorite one. So good.” Her eyes lit up. “That free-diving scene where you...” Vanessa’s cheeks flushed. “Uh, I mean.” She cleared her throat, brought her gaze back to his and finished her sentence with a simple, “Yes, I did.”

A buzz jolted through him at her words. People had complimented his show, said they were fans, before, of course. At conventions. At speaking events.

But somehow—his breath caught as his gaze lingered on Vanessa—having her say it felt like the very first time he’d ever heard it.

“Thank you,” he said quietly as he looked into her eyes.

She smiled she held his gaze. “You’re welcome.”

There was a beat of silence. Oops. They were still filming. He’d better say something professional-sounding.

“So, before we got onto the topic of this letter, I’d mentioned a bit of good news.”

“Right.” Vanessa tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Something about a merchant.”

“Your museum was a tea merchant’s shop named Mason’s Teas & Fine Imports.”

“That’s amazing.” Vanessa grinned. “And the time period matched?”

Jake nodded. “Could mean 355’s last name was Mason.”

“It could...” Vanessa tilted her head. “We’ll have to do some research. It’s just conjuncture at this point, since we don’t have any solid evidence to back it up.”

“No, we don’t. But, ” he gestured toward the letter, “maybe this’ll give us a clue about that while we’re working on the chocolate pot angle. Any suggestions on where to look next?’

Vanessa tapped her forefinger against her chin. “I think we’ve done all we can here, so let’s head back to the museum. If I remember correctly, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia has a whole exhibit on sterling silver used during the war.” She picked up her bag. “We’ll start with a call to them.”

Vanessa and Jake thanked Renee and headed out of the library, the crew not far behind. Once they all got back to the museum, Vanessa made a beeline for the phone on her desk.

But a few minutes later, when she’d hung up, she turned to Jake. “The curator I know there said that they didn’t have any chocolate pots at the moment.” Her shoulders drooped.

Jake shook his head. “Maybe if we brainstorm every possible angle?”

But even after they did that, they were no closer to an answer.

“Hmm. Okay.” Jake clenched his jaw and resisted the urge to look at his calendar app with that looming deadline. “Maybe we need to narrow things down a bit more?” He crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes. They had to figure this out. ”What if we confine our search to New York City?”

“Still a pretty big area,” Vanessa mused.

Jake scraped a hand across his stubble.

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