A 178 year-old folktale causes murder, kidnapping, and arson in 2012 Texas. A Ton of Gold is a contemporary suspense novel, in which Crystal Moore, a young computer scientist, is dragged into danger when thugs set out to kill her 76 year-old grandmother, her only living relative. Crystal has no idea who would want to harm her grandmother, or why. But with little help from the police, she must solve this or lose the woman who raised her.
In the midst of murder, arson, and kidnapping, the man who nearly destroyed Crystal emotionally is coming back. This time, he can ruin her...

Human Trafficking terrifies her. Seeing it face-to-face forces her to act.

In 2015, Crystal Moore encounters a slave in Dallas, Texas -- a slave held not by chains, but by threats her two girls held hostage in the jungles of Mexico will be killed if she escapes.

To naive Crystal, it's clear. The children must be rescued first, or the mother will never escape.

Crystal would like to forget it, but her conscience will not let her.

She goes to Mexico and secures the help of mysterious Juan Grande. If she succeeds, mother and children will be free -- but...