Gold Rush Bride: Rebecca (Gold Rush Brides #5)

1897

How do you marry another when the man you grew up with still holds a place in your heart?

James was her first love, the man she planned to marry. They had shared dreams, long talks beside the river and in the tall grass surrounding their childhood stomping grounds. But when he unexpectedly sends her a letter from the goldfields of California and tells her to move on without him, Rebecca is devastated and left with no other option than to seek him out for answers.

Beyond heartbroken, she makes the long journey across the country, only to find James working for a man who mistakes her for the mail-order bride he sent for. Alone in the world, bitter, and confused, she goes along with the man's misunderstanding and agrees to marry him since James still seems determined to keep her at arm's length, except for on the brief occasions where his eyes soften and he gazes at her like he used to. More conflicted than ever, she finds herself torn between keeping her word or following her traitorous heart and the feelings that refuse to fade.

When news of gold in Alaska hits, she is swept away on an adventure that will try her to her limits, where the battle between love and duty collides, and only one can save her.