Product Description
It’s 1876, and 20-year-old Mattie Flynn is determined to make a fresh start after fleeing from her sinister boss in the gambling house where she was employed as a singer. Mattie travels to Deadwood, South Dakota, in search of her younger brother, who went ahead of her in hopes of making a fortune in the gold mines.All Mattie wants is a safe and respectable life for the two of them, but that doesn’t seem to be her destiny as she faces more heartache and trials. Will the suspicious bottles of gold dust from her brother’s claim be the key to her future…or does the handsome street preacher, who is always turning the other cheek, truly hold the answers to her deepest longings?

My Review:  

I found this book slow to begin with but by the time I finished the first chapter I was totally engaged.  I became interested initially because I love the cover, and for some reason, the author looks familiar to me.  The main character travels to be with her brother and only living relative in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  She was also escaping nightmarish treatment from her boss in Abilene, where the family originated.  Mattie is a very likeable character.  She pitches in to help and wants to make her own way.  She makes a lot of new friends in Deadwood.  Some of these new friends have a real faith in Jesus, which Mattie did not share.  This is classic historical Christian fiction with romance and adventure.  I learned a little about history as well – seeing the time period from the view of the main character.   I have never read this author before, but will now check out more books by her!

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