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Title:

The California gold rush romance collection : 9 stories of finding treasures worth more than gold / Dianne Christner, Cynthia Hickey, Amanda Barratt, Angela Bell, Anne Greene, Linda Farmer Harris, Pam Hillman, Jennifer Rogers Spinola, Jaime Jo Wright.

Publisher:

Barbour PublishingInc.,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

444 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Authors:

Christner, Dianne L., 1951- author.
Hickey, Cynthia, author.
Barratt, Amanda, author.
Bell, Angela, author.
Greene, Anne, author.
Harris, Linda Farmer, author.
Hillman, Pam, author.
Spinola, Jennifer Rogers, author.
Wright, Jaime Jo, author.

Contents:

Gold Haven heiress / Jaime Jo Wright. The best man in Brookside / Angela Bell -- Civilizing Clementine / Dianne Christner -- The marriage broker and the mortician / Anne Greene -- The lye water bride / Linda Farmer Harris -- A sketch of gold / Cynthia Hickey -- Love is a puzzle / Pam Hillman -- The golden cross / Jennifer Rogers Spinola -- Gold Haven heiress / Jaime Jo Wright.

Summary:

"Rush to California after the 1848 gold discovery alongside thousands of hopeful men and women. Meet news reporters, English gentry, miners, morticians, marriage brokers, bankers, fugitives, preachers, imposters, trail guides, mapmakers, cooks, missionaries, town builders, soiled doves, and more people who take advantage of the opportunities to make their fortunes in places where the population swelled overnight. But can faith and romance transform lives where gold is king?"--Page [4] of cover.

ISBN:

1634098218
9781634098212

OCLC:

(OCoLC)932175489

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)