The golden bride

1849. Can Olivia survive the crime and Gold Rush fever of 1849...and the countless marriage proposals? Olivia Brighton finds herself widowed and working her brother's restaurant in San Francisco during the height of the rush for gold. Even though she receives at least twenty marriage proposals a day, she will never marry a gold miner. Her brother's friend Joseph Sawyer has gotten caught up in local politics and the plight of Chinese in forced labor. The more Joseph gets pulled into investigating crime in the city, the less Olivia sees of the compassionate man. And just when she thinks she could love again, a fire threatens to steal all hope.

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Can Olivia survive the crime and Gold Rush fever of 1849...and the countless marriage proposals?

A series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees.

The Daughters of the Mayflower series continues when Olivia Brighton finds herself widowed and working her brother's restaurant in San Francisco during the height of the rush for gold. Even though she receives at least twenty marriage proposals a day, she will never marry a gold miner. Her brother's friend Joseph Sawyer has gotten caught up in local politics and the plight of Chinese in forced labor. The more Joseph gets pulled into investigating crime in the city, the less Olivia sees of the compassionate man. And just when she thinks she could love again, a fire threatens to steal all hope.

"Woodhouse's love story rises above other historical romances with its engrossing setup of virtue resisting rampant sin."

- Publishers Weekly

More in the Daughters of the Mayflower series:

The Mayflower Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse - set 1620 Atlantic Ocean (February 2018)

The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y'Barbo - set 1725 New Orleans (April 2018)

The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep - set 1760 during the French and Indian War (June 2018)

The Patriot Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse - set 1774 Philadelphia (August 2018)

The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear - set 1794 on the Wilderness Road (October 2018)

The Liberty Bride by MaryLu Tyndall - set 1814 Baltimore (December 2018)

The Alamo Bride by Kathleen Y'Barbo - set 1836 Battle of the Alamo (February 2019)

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Christian fiction.

Historical fiction.

Romance fiction

Religious fiction.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Woodhouse continues her Daughters of the Mayflower series (after The Patriot Bride) with this rich tale set in San Francisco during the 1849 gold rush. Olivia Brighton has been married to Hezekiah Brighton for only six weeks, but she's unhappy. On their way from San Jose to San Francisco, Hezekiah is killed in a hunting accident and Olivia must make it the rest of the way herself in search of her brother, who she hasn't seen in 10 years. When Olivia arrives at her brother's restaurant, she is unprepared for the wretchedness and filth that she finds in the city. Meanwhile, her brother's friend, devout Joseph Sawyer, is working to clean up immoral San Francisco and fight for better working conditions for Chinese immigrants. Though Olivia is happy to be reunited with her brother, she doesn't feel safe in the booming, crime-ridden city, and as she is one of the few single, upstanding women in town, she is bombarded with ball invitations and marriage proposals. However, it is Joseph who slowly captures her heart. When Joseph uncovers an underground slavery operation and Olivia gets involved in Joseph's work, they face grave danger. Woodhouse's love story rises above other historical romances with its engrossing setup of virtue resisting rampant sin. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.