01/31/2026
COMING SOON from the author of Always Pack a Candle!
In 1862, thirty-nine-year-old Florence Wilson embarked on the SS Tynemouth, a so-called brideship destined for the Colony of British Columbia. She was one among sixty women, most much younger than Wilson, who were travelling halfway around the world to become the wives of gold miners seeking their fortunes in the Cariboo gold rush. But unbeknownst to her fellow passengers, Florence had no intention of marrying; she was there to pursue her own fortune...
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