Valerie Fletcher Adolph: 3 books

Nancy Darke is intrigued when a mysterious veiled lady arrives in the gold rush settlement of Bishopstown. However, she’s annoyed when all the men, even the two she calls friends, seem unduly attracted to the veiled lady. Nancy, confident in being the youngest and most attractive businesswoman...

The year is 1862, and the Fraser River Gold Rush is at its height. Miners dominate the little town of New Derby, and they are eagerly awaiting the arrival of bride ships from England. Scared, but eager for a new life, three very different young women step from a bride ship onto the rough shores...

Nancy Darke has exchanged a mill town in Yorkshire for a gold rush town in the wilds of Western Canada, hoping for fresh start. Unexpectedly widowed, she does the only thing she can—opens a boarding house. The town folk, led by the preacher and the saloon owner, are determined to believe it’s...