Miss Lilybeth Cromwell has risen from breakfast maid to lady in the blink of an eye. A woman alone in a man’s land, she made the discovery of a lifetime – gold. Unfortunately for Lily, the reality that money cannot buy happiness brings with it a rush of its own – regret. In the drive to make it to the fields, she has lost her sister, Amanda, in the crush of people. With her fortune in hand, she sets off to find the only family she has left in hopes of rebuilding a life of happiness for them both.
Dylan Wayburn is a Mountie under deep cover as a drifter. His target? The bandit Maddock gang terrorizing the district. He also happens to be the younger son of the household for which Lily served. Luck puts him on the stagecoach Lily is traveling back to Alaska to retrace her steps. Recognition brings with it a shared history of youthful impulses, but Fate puts them together for a mutual goal – bringing down the gang.
KLONDIKE FEVER is a journey back to one of the most exciting historical times when the course of a person’s life could be changed with a stroke of luck and a tin pan. Ms. Bridges catches all that fervor and wraps it into her characters. Dylan is the passionate hero who embodies a code of honor which defines him in a way that is lost to modern man. Lily is a heroine the reader can relate to and empathize with. With masterful writing, Ms. Bridges creates a plot where the lessons learned create a sense of cathartic understanding and release for the reader. In Ms. Bridges’ world, a woman actually can have it all on her terms.
