Hangtown Creek: A Tale of the California Gold Rush (A Tom Marsh Adventure Book 1)

Maggie flees into the unfamiliar foothills of California with the man who rescued her, hunted by her memories and by two killers determined to find her. She finds shelter in a remote valley rich with gold. She marries her rescuer and settles into a cabin he builds for her, and when a young boy named Tom Marsh comes into their lives she takes him in and begins to feel whole again. Their peace is shattered when the killers arrive at her door. The story moves through love, betrayal and violence toward a climax along a creek where a burning barn ignites a gold rush town and a night of revenge gives the stream its name.