Veronika Layne, sassy, tattooed, twenty-something newspaper reporter. Never saw herself working for the “man.” When her small weekly is swallowed up by Singh Media Group, that’s exactly where she ends up. Stuck writing fluff pieces that might as well be ads, how can she resist digging into rumors that a real estate developer is destroying native burial grounds? Warned away at every turn by her editor, she worries whether the story will see the light of day? Will Veronika stand up for what’s right? And what is she going to do about her love life?

Veronika Layne, sassy tattooed reporter, is on the trail of another news scoop, and this time there's a Hollywood TV house-flipper, a pirate and his treasure, new friends and old friends, long-distance love and heartache. Will Veronika find out what true love – and true gold – are worth? A suspenseful, snappy, sexy thriller.