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Can Olivia survive the crime and Gold Rush fever of 1849...and the countless marriage proposals?
A series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees.
The Daughters of the Mayflower series continues when Olivia Brighton finds herself widowed and working her brother’s restaurant in San Francisco during the height of the rush for gold. Even though she receives at least twenty marriage proposals a day, she will never marry a gold miner. Her brother’s friend Joseph Sawyer has gotten caught up in local politics and the plight of Chinese in forced labor. The more Joseph gets pulled into investigating crime in the city, the less Olivia sees of the compassionate man. And just when she thinks she could love again, a fire threatens to steal all hope.
My Thoughts:
The Golden Bride
continues with the The Daughters of the
Mayflower series and this time we meet up with Olivia Brighton in 1949 San
Francisco.
The author has certainly done her historical research and
has shown a city that was desperate and evil, men only looking to get rich not
caring who they hurt, stepped on, or run over. People stealing gold claims,
fights, lawlessness, kidnapping, and slavery are just some of the evils that
were going on when Olivia arrives on the scene in search of her brother Daniel.
Olivia is already dealing with her parents sudden deaths and
on the way to San Francisco she loses her husband in a freakish accident.
Olivia certainly was not having a good life and being on her own made her
desperate for her older brother. She carries a lot of guilt, fear, pride, and
sarcasm with her and as she reads through her ancestors journals and through
her circumstances her character does grow and mature.
Joseph Sawyer is a mine owner and has struck gold and thanks
to Daniel has learned to be quiet about his business dealings; especially
since there is something sinister and evil going on in the city and is most
likely adding the fuel to the already blatant corruptness. He is also a strong
testimony as he works on getting his life straight and wants to help his city
do the same.
This was a nice continuation of a fabulous series, looking
forward to more Brides stories.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour
Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.
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