More Precious Than Gold: Sangre de Cristo Series - Softcover

Lynn Dean

9781475124002: More Precious Than Gold: Sangre de Cristo Series

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1475124007 ISBN 13: 9781475124002

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

The bullet that killed Eliza Gentry's fiance shattered her dreams as well. Clinging to her battered faith, she heads west to escape her grief and runs headlong into the man who caused it.Tall and headstrong, Eliza expected to remain an "unclaimed treasure." Devastated in the wake of the Civil War, she leaves her home in Texas and sets out for New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo mountains in search of peace and new purpose but discovers a wild western frontier where former enemies--Yankees and Rebels, Freedmen and Indians--square off in the quest for land and gold.Eliza must confront her prejudices and fears, and Jacob Craig embodies that conflict. The mountain man wins her trust with his gentle strength, but he harbors a secret. As a Union sharp-shooter, he met her fiance on the field of battle and cost him his life. Can she forgive him? To find peace and the future she yearns for, Eliza must first find in God a faith more precious than gold.A real ghost town comes to life in this award-winning story of love, forgiveness, and the sovereignty of God.Christian historical fiction readers will love the way this story combines the adventure of classic historical western fiction with a dash of romance.

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About the Author:

Lynn Dean is a native Texan who blends her love for God, history, and the American Southwest as naturally as the ingredients for a great chili to serve up a story that's hearty and satisfying. She took it as high praise when one reader described her writing style as being "like Louis L'Amour or Zane Grey, but for women."
Lynn is a graduate of the Texas A&M University College of Architecture and Environmental Design. While serving as an interpretive guide at a historic home museum, she fell in love with 19th century history, which inspired her to write Discover Texas, an interactive history curriculum for private Christian schools. Some of the real-life stories she uncovered while researching now form the basis of her historical fiction. The manuscript for More Precious Than Gold, her first novel, won 3rd place in the Touched by Love Award in the historical romance category.

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