Native Gold: 1 (California Legends)

A unique love letter from the author to her Gold Rush home town of Paradise California -- FOR THE REST OF 2018 ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS BOOK WILL GO TO REBUILDING EFFORTS AFTER THE DEVASTATING CAMP FIRE!Mathilda Hardwicke a rebellious artist rejected by her family and New York society heads west to Gold Rush California to make a new life for herself as a mail-order bride. When fate leaves her at the altar in Paradise Bar-a ramshackle gold camp full of ragtag miners-shes sure shes leaped out of the frying pan and into the fire. But unbeknownst to Mattie she has a protector. Sakote a fierce Konkow warrior is bound by honor to watch over the white woman. And though his tribe is threatened by the encroaching miners hes strangely drawn to Mattie who delights in making pictures of him and whose destiny seems entwined with his. When a tragedy at the camp forces Sakote to steal Mattie away she finds herself in an unfamiliar Paradise of savage wonder and she soon discovers a forbidden love more precious than gold.NATIVE GOLD Book 1 of California Legends These are chronicles of the Old West-of the native people who lived on the land for generations and the pioneers who came from all over the world in search of riches...the struggle to survive in a land without laws...the strange bedfellows that resulted from the clash of cultures...and the common language of the heart that spoke of a love more precious than gold.Length: 106000 words = 325 pages Rating: R-rated for passionate passagesIn This SeriesCalifornia Legends 1850 - NATIVE GOLD 1875 - NATIVE WOLF 1875 - NATIVE HAWKKey Themes: Native American historical romance adventure stories strong women multicultural romance Westerns female artist California Gold Rush 1800s mail order bride shotgun wedding the Old West Konkow tribe stories with humorMore Historical Romances by Glynnis CampbellThe Warrior Maids of Rivenloch THE SHIPWRECK (a novella) A YULETIDE KISS (a short story) LADY DANGER CAPTIVE HEART KNIGHTS PRIZEThe Warrior Daughters of Rivenloch A RIVENLOCH CHRISTMAS (a short story)The Knights of de Ware THE HANDFASTING (a novella) MY CHAMPION MY WARRIOR MY HEROMedieval Outlaws THE REIVER (a novella) DANGERS KISS PASSIONS EXILE DESIRES RANSOMScottish Lasses THE OUTCAST (a novella) MacFARLANDS LASS MacADAMS LASS MacKENZIES LASSCalifornia Legends NATIVE GOLD NATIVE WOLF NATIVE HAWK