Buried Treasure

About the Book

It seems Darlene is always battling the familiar feeling that tugs at her insides and reminds her of a lifetime of rejection. Years ago while on vacation, she put a loaded gun to her head with her finger on the trigger. Although her husband, Derek, managed to talk her out of taking her life, she will never forget the look of horror on his face as he begged her to hand him the gun. Thankfully, her grandchildren have never known her struggles with mental trauma. As Darlene and Derek prepare to take their annual vacation with their grandchildren to an isolated Indiana town that no one knows holds horrible memories for her, she must once again push her anguish to the back of her mind. But unbeknownst to her, a journey of another kind is awaiting. As she begins exploring her troubled past, only time will tell if Darlene can find the source of her misery so she can survive the vacation and become whole again. Buried Treasure is the tale of a grandmother’s experiences after she stumbles into her tormented past and searches for the key that will release her from the prison of her buried emotions.

About the Author

Johni Welch is a homemaker who has been married for thirty-nine years. She is a mother of four sons (his, hers, and theirs) and a grandmother of nine. Johni lives with her husband in Southwest Texas. Buried Treasure is her first novel.