Delfina's Gold — Willard Thompson

Delfina's Gold is the sequel to Willard Thompson's award-winning first novel, Dream Helper. Set in Mexican California prior to the Mexican-American War, Delfina's Gold is action romance fiction based on historical events. Will Thornton leaves Boston to learn the hide and tallow trade in Alta California where he meets a beautiful young horsewoman, Delfina de Alba. Coming from different parts of the world, their romance is a rocky, if sincere love for each other. Thornton makes a startling discovery that changes his life completely and he desperately tried to include Delfina in it. The novel moves from Boston to California to Hawaii to Canton, China in the days of square-rigged ships and beautiful California women.