Anisett Lundberg, California 1851 — Kathleen Duey

California
August 26, 1851

Who can I tell? Who can I trust?

Anisett Lundberg has no time for friends. She works from sunrise until past dark helping her widowed mother cook for miners in California's gold camps. Now Anisett has a wonderful secret--one that could make her father's dream of a cattle ranch come true. When she foolishly reveals her secret, Anisett finds out how dangerous the rough world of the camps can be. Now it's up to her to save her family from the jeopardy she's put them in.


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