The gold rush of the 1860s was a dangerous place for a woman... Frankie was used to danger. Her dark and treacherous past eventually led her to the mountains of Eastern Oregon, with the promise of gold and a chance at redemption. After aligning herself with the local Whispering Pines Ranch, Frankie finally has an honest job and the friends she's always wanted-perhaps even an opportunity for love. Except past deeds will always find a way to haunt you. Faced with an impossible decision between loyalty and survival, Frankie turns to what she knows best: to fight back. *This novella occurs in the same world as the Whispering Pines Series, chronologically a month after Whispering Pines Ranch, Jo.