On the Fringes: A Western Historical Novel - Paperback

by Randi Samuelson-Brown (Author)

From award-winning author Randi Samuelson-Brown comes a gritty tale about one woman's stark determination to forge her own destiny.

Maude Montgomery, gifted with second sight, is trapped in a bad marriage to a confidence man who inspires little assurance. Yearning for a better existence, she gets more than she bargained for when her husband abandons her at a remote Nebraska outpost.

Alone for the first time in her life, Maude faces a crucial decision-return East to a life of mediocrity, or venture further into the West to seek fortune. Choosing to take her chances in the West and landing in Cripple Creek, Maude quickly learns that gold is not scattered in the streets.

Armed with nothing more than an untested belief that she can sense gold ore deposits, Maude finds herself entangled in the gold camp underworld and a mining swindle. Unsure who to trust, she's about to discover that not everything that glitters is gold-and that freedom demands a hefty price.