In nineteenth century America, while the potato blight ravages Ireland and the California Gold Rush beckons dreamers from around the world, two Irish immigrants must face the greatest challenge of their lives: each other.
New York City, 1849--After her father is murdered, eighteen-year-old heiress Evelyn Brennan can't imagine her life getting any worse... until she's forced into an arranged marriage with the man she despises most, the reckless gambler Lucius Flynn. Though they grew up together, a painful childhood memory stands between them, and now Evelyn has reason to believe Lucius might be responsible for her father's death.
Flush with Evelyn's dowry and hungry for adventure, Lucius makes arrangements to drag his headstrong bride along the quickest but deadliest road to the gold fields of California-the Panama Route--and she sets out to make him suffer every step of the way. But when a dark and mysterious Australian outlaw captures Evelyn's attention, Lucius begins to remember all the reasons he loved Evelyn when they were young.
As the California-bound travelers embark on a dangerous trek through the jungles of Panama, Lucius must prove he's more than the man Evelyn believes he is, before he loses her heart to another man forever.
With exquisite imagery, witty dialogue, and a strong female lead, Liberty Hill is the story of a time and place where all fortunes, dreams, and innocence may be lost; where lust demands blood, and love inspires sacrifice.
In what readers are calling "historical fiction at its finest", Liberty Hill does for the California Gold Rush what Water for Elephants did for the circus: it dazzles with romance and adventure.
A California native, Sonja Heisinger has lived and traveled all over the world. She published her first novel, the inspirational For He Is Summer, when she was just twenty years old. A few years later, she lost both her parents in a car accident, and her brother shortly after. To make sense of her grief, she began to draw and write voraciously. Today she is a professional artist - follow her on Instagram @sonjartsinger - and author of the bestselling Liberty Hill series, a romantic drama set during the California Gold Rush.
In 2020, she combines her affection for country music with her intimate knowledge of love and loss in a moving short story collection, Anthology, which will be released to Kindle month by month, story by story. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for news, release dates, and exclusive content.
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