Band of Gold

A GOLDEN TRAIL TO HEARTBREAK AND HEAVEN

"Take up a man's profession and there's not a man alive who will think of you as a woman!" Remembering her mother's words, young doctor Aurelia Breighton thought herself quite without charm--until she encountered virile Clay Guardian along a journey to the magnificent Klondike. As she raced to rescue her innocent sister from a scandal--armed only with her grandmother's steel barrel revolver--Aurelia found the dangerous and exciting Yukon a far cry from prim Philadelphia.

Clay was eager to be Aurelia's partner on the Chilkoot Trail, because he too was in pursuit of her sister--for reasons of his own. He and Aurelia braved the meanest thirty-three miles on earth together, while they fought for a love shadowed by disbelief and distrust. His honor demanded a high price, and her heart was already deep in debt. (less)