GOLD, GRIT, AND A FIGHT FOR EVERYTHING HE'S BUILDING.
In 1850, Will Parks leaves everything he knows on the Oregon Trail, splitting from his twin brother after a Cheyenne attack with nothing but a Sharps rifle and a stubborn refusal to die.
California promises gold, fortune, and a fresh start. Will finds all three, along with George Hearst, a mining genius with unconventional methods, and Carrie Patterson, a blue-eyed orphan with a voice that stops barrooms cold. Together they scrape and fight to build something real in San Francisco's raw, lawless streets. But claim jumpers circle the gold fields. Dock gangs torch what Will builds. And a dangerous outlaw has fixed his eye on Carrie.
Will Parks knows his future is in California. He just has to survive long enough to claim it.