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Rachel van Buren comes to San Francisco just as the Gold Rush ignites. With a promise to safeguard her younger brother and sister and to head east, she finds both goals harder than she imagined. The bustling, lawless city tempts her siblings with freedom, while a missionary‑turned‑gambler courts her heart. Despite challenges—family loyalty, a potentially dangerous romance, and the moral grayness of a silver‑crowned city—Rachel persists, learning what it truly means to be a lady.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Deeanne Gist
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