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Meet a Remarkable Woman. Read an Unforgettable Love Story.When Dinah Hudson leaves China in 1901, she hopes to leave behind dark memories of violence and sudden death as well. Visiting her married sister in California will be just what she needs to help her forget her experiences during China's murderous Boxer Uprising. Explore the exhilarating delights of San Francisco. Encounter a city so forceful, so dazzling that it takes her breath away. Above all, live for the moment. During the Boxer Uprising Dinah almost lost her life so living for the moment is a sweet luxury she is not willing to forego.But Dinah's life in California takes an unexpected turn when renowned social reformer Donaldina Cameron enlists her aid in rescuing young Chinese girls smuggled into the city for slavery and prostitution. For practical, progressive Dinah, the venture soon becomes a passionate calling. Following Miss Cameron's fearless lead, Dinah finds herself breaking into opium dens and storming brothels. But every calling comes with a price, and for Dinah Hudson that price may prove very high indeed.Because not everyone shares her zeal for freeing enslaved girls, especially not the men who profit from human trafficking. Men that hide behind position and power. Faceless men that live in the shadows. Ruthless men that allow nothing and no one to get in their way. Truth is that every man in Dinah's glittering but treacherous San Francisco world-whether a wealthy financier or a virile Irish policeman or a brash entrepreneur with the face of a Greek god-is suspect. Dangerous. Even deadly. For her own well-being a determined woman must learn that when her heart gets in the way of her good sense she should ignore deceptive emotions and stay focused on the cause. For Dinah Hudson, it's either that-or die trying.Karen J. Hasley's fascination with women's voices from the past began while writing her master's thesis on seventeenth-century female poets. Now she uses her distinctive story-telling voice to combine fact and fiction into satisfying historical novels. Gold Mountain is the latest compelling novel from this popular author. Other books include Lily's Sister, Waiting for Hope, Where Home Is, and Circled Heart. Learn more at www.karenhasley.com.
