The Promise of Gold |
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| Author:
| Guerrero, Stephanie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-7201-5285-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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'All that glitters is not gold' in the Roaring Twenties, or is it...' This romantic suspense swirls with glamor and intrigue in a world gone wild. Amidst discoveries of a pharaoh's untold riches and a mad rush to develop atomic weapons, Mae Simmons simply longs for someone to see beyond appearances to her heart. Neglected by family, society, and especially the fellas... she feels invisible! Yet Webster Dudley, captain of the baseball team and heir to Dudley Industries is different. Mae...
More Description'All that glitters is not gold' in the Roaring Twenties, or is it...' This romantic suspense swirls with glamor and intrigue in a world gone wild. Amidst discoveries of a pharaoh's untold riches and a mad rush to develop atomic weapons, Mae Simmons simply longs for someone to see beyond appearances to her heart. Neglected by family, society, and especially the fellas... she feels invisible! Yet Webster Dudley, captain of the baseball team and heir to Dudley Industries is different. Mae catches his eye. Claiming her in front of his whole social set, he bestows his coveted gold class ring on the social outcast. Too soon, the War to End All Wars rips him far away into the world of industrial espionage, leaving Mae with nothing but his ring and golden promises.Then her physicist father is murdered for his Atomic designs. Forced to enter the silence of protective custody, Mae is invisible again. Can Web see past appearances once more? Time is running out to discover where the promise of gold truly lies.