If The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was Canadian
and female, they’d be a little like The Brass Ring Sorority…
Casey Madison’s the
founder member of the Brass Ring sorority, an informal globe-trotting sisterhood
who promised during their years spent working on their various degrees at the
University of Manitoba, Canada, to help one another reach for the brass ring
and make their most heartfelt wishes come true.
The Brass Ring
Sorority series follows these eight badass, talented and professional women—all
with different and valuable skill sets—as they go out into the world. They are
committed to following the path least trodden in pursuit of their professional goals
and to discovering vast riches during their treasure hunting jaunts. And of
course living life to the fullest, embracing the centuries-old adventurers’
spirit much celebrated by pirates and privateers since times untold.
So what if they have
their own unorthodox ways of going about things, and don’t take anything or
anyone too seriously? They get the job done! And discover love hidden in the
most unusual places along the way…
WINNING CASEY by January Bain
If Indiana Jones were female and Canadian, he’d be a
little something like Casey Madison...
Passionate and
driven, headstrong archaeologist Casey spends her life exploring the world for
hidden treasure and ancient artifacts. A free spirit, her dedication to her
calling and—let’s be honest—love of a challenge (the impossible is only a
starting point, right?) means she’s often in conflict with the more
narrow-minded higher-ups at the university where she’s employed as an associate
professor. And why that would be astounds her, for she hands some of her booty over to the
university’s museum, right? Timetables, rules, university protocols—they all go
out of the window when Casey’s hot on the trail.
And this is why she’s
not letting Professor Truman Harrison, the new ‘suit’ at the U of M, take over
her life. So what if he’s a golden boy like Robert Redford from that old movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and
sends her libido skyrocketing? She’s not changing or compromising for any man.
The inscrutable and
highly intelligent Truman falls for Casey at first sight, literally, tumbling
into a pit at her feet on first meeting. Now, if he as Casey’s new detested
department head can just talk her into helping him search for the legendary
treasure buried in the Money Pit of Oak Island, N.S., maybe he can also get her
to fall into his bed. But first he needs to prove to her he’s not just another
tunnel-visioned box-ticking management stooge…
Events conspire to
throw the mismatched pair into each other’s company from the word go. From a
warning being sent by unknown parties that death awaits them on Oak Island, to
Casey’s home being broken into and a priceless manuscript being stolen, fate
has them in her sights.
Death threats be
damned—working together, the pair discover not one, but two hidden treasures.
One they promise to return to its owner, but the other is up for grabs, that
is, until a pair of thieves show up and steal it at gunpoint. Casey does not
give up that easily, stubbornness being an enshrined family trait after all,
and brilliantly saves the day aided by Truman. Okay, so maybe he was the one to
actually tackle the bad guys first. Maybe Truman isn’t the stuffed suit Casey
originally thought. Turns out he has a wicked sense of humor that aligns with
hers, too.
Just as the
opposites-attract pair grow closer, Truman’s ex-wife shows up, pregnant and
insisting the child is his. He agrees to stand by his ex and Casey backs away,
hurt by the betrayal but determined to do the right thing.
But the romance of
this scorching-hot couple proves to have all the twists, turns, false starts
and trick corners of a multicursal labyrinth. Luckily, both Casey and Truman
have no small skill and a little bit of practice in navigating those...
Part madcap caper,
part serious treasure hunting, the Brass Ringers never fail to entertain or get
their way!
