The Lady's Mine

From the New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love, comes a wonderful new western romance.

In this epic, romantic story of an exiled New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the community they band together to defend, New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to the California frontier.

1875: The last thing on Kathryn Walsh's mind upon arriving in small-town Calvada, a mining community tucked away in the Sierra Nevadas, is falling in love. Expelled from Boston by her affluent stepfather, she has here to assert an inheritance from her uncle that she never knew existed—a shuttered newspaper office situated on a busy street brimming with bars and prostitutes, as well as an apparently insignificant mine. Kathryn, moved by the mistreatment of the local miners and their families, resolves to reopen her uncle's newspaper. However, she soon finds herself in the center of a whirlwind, facing up against the most influential men in Calvada. However, Kathryn plans to keep saying and publishing anything she wants, particularly when she believes she is correct.

Matthias Beck, who runs a hotel and bar in the area, has a particular fondness for the newcomer. He sees in the attractive and talkative redhead C. T. Walsh's identical stubbornness right away, and he is well aware of the dangers associated with that familial characteristic. Though Kathryn could be correct on Calvada's issues, her morality might also lead to her demise. Matthias's restless quest for a purpose, however, becomes entirely focused on heeding the call of his heart as the dashing hotelier consistently finds himself on the same side of the arguments as the outspoken Miss Walsh.

In this lawless boomtown, everyone may be trying to make their fortune, but in the end, love—which is more valuable than gold—will rescue them all.