Spotting Gold

Pat Henshaw

Summary

Exciting news abounds in Stone Acres, California, the former gold rush town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. All the couples from the Foothills Pride contemporary romance series are chatting and spreading the word.

The whispers of movie scouts in Stone Acres have the couples speculating about how a film might impact their lives. Rumor says the potential film would tell the stories of how and why the newcomers left the Bay Area to settle in the foothills.

Some of the men, like Jimmy Patterson, Fredi Zimmer, Jeff Mason, and Mitch O'Shea, think to see a movie being made could be fun. But the others, including David Fairbanks, Vic Longbow, Christopher Darling, and John Barton, think the ordeal would be horrible, everything from invasive and embarrassing to heart-breaking.

Meanwhile, as the rumors make the rounds, a couple of good old boys steal Mitch's specialty SUV and take it for a joyride. The lark ends with the car falling into an old mine shaft, seriously injuring one of the passengers.

How does the town handle so much happening? Like the rest of us, they go to lunch and talk about it.

Available since: 10/17/2025.

Print length: 70 pages.

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