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Cassie Wyman joins the miners in her hometown not for adventure but to stake the gold her father discovered. To survive the ruthless environment, she must disguise herself as a man. Her life takes a turn when she encounters the tall, dark stranger pace McAllister. With his intense green eyes and a mysterious charm, pace captivates Cassie, offering an opportunity for freedom—and danger—in the same breath.
The novel follows Cassie’s struggle to balance the necessity of her disguise with the compelling pull of pace’s presence. Their growing attraction threatens to expose Cassie’s true identity and unravel everything she has worked for in the unforgiving mining frontier.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Western Fiction/Western Romance
Authors: M. Perry
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