The Ladys Mine, Francine Rivers
The Ladys Mine, Francine Rivers
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The Lady's Mine

Author: Francine Rivers

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Unabridged: 15 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/08/2022

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

She's new to this lawless mining town.
He's one of its most prominent citizens.
Neither wants much to do with the other.
At first.

1875. When Kathryn Walsh arrives in tiny Calvada, a mining town nestled in the Sierra Nevadas, falling in love is the furthest thing from her mind. Banished from Boston by her wealthy stepfather, she has come to claim an inheritance from the uncle she never knew: a defunct newspaper office on a main street overflowing with brothels and saloons, and a seemingly worthless mine. Moved by the oppression of the local miners and their families, Kathryn decides to relaunch her uncle’s newspaper?and then finds herself in the middle of a maelstrom, pitted against Calvada’s most powerful men. But Kathryn intends to continue to say?and publish?whatever she pleases, especially when she knows she’s right.

Matthias Beck, owner of a local saloon and hotel, has a special interest in the new lady in town. He instantly recognizes C. T. Walsh’s same tenacity in the beautiful and outspoken redhead?and knows all too well how dangerous that family trait can be. While Kathryn may be right about Calvada’s problems, her righteousness could also get her killed. But when the handsome hotelier keeps finding himself on the same side of the issues as the opinionated Miss Walsh, Matthias’s restless search for purpose becomes all about answering the call of his heart.

Everyone may be looking to strike it rich in this lawless boomtown, but it’s a love more precious than gold that will ultimately save them all.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on February 22, 2022

This pains me to grade a Francine Rivers book this low, yet I struggled quite a bit with this story as a whole. It was quite good in the end, but the journey to get there was bumpy for me. What I Liked Rivers has an amazing ability to capture a sense of place and time. The "wild west" setting felt inc......more

Goodreads review by Oceana on February 08, 2022

What a different kind of story from Francine Rivers! It was light hearted and funny but still touched on important topics such as women’s rights and workers’ rights. It was fun!......more

Goodreads review by Josh on November 30, 2021

It’s been four years since Francine Rivers last released a novel and longer than that since she’s delivered a historical romance similar to her enduring classic, Redeeming Love. To say that The Lady’s Mine is highly-anticipated is to downplay just how much her fans have been clamoring for this novel......more

Goodreads review by Chris on December 27, 2021

I wanted to like this book, but it is really just a historical romance. I expect so much more from Francine not two people that spend the entire story struggling with how attracted they are to each other. There are some good story threads throughout the story but the romance takes over the story com......more

Goodreads review by Katrina on December 27, 2023

I was so eagerly anticipating this book, and it let me down with a crash and a bang. Was the pacing good? Absolutely. Did it keep me engaged? Yes. Did the characters make me angry and were there some serious issues within the book? Also yes. Francine Rivers gives a compelling picture of what life wa......more