A Rose Among Thorns

One night in July, 1870, tragedy strikes the families of Tuttle Hill. For sweet-natured Sassy, life will never be the same. Her father’s remarriage to a wealthy widow, who is jealous of Sassy’s growing beauty, means a new world where she is both unwelcome and out of place.

Sassy has long worshipped wayward Thomas. For him, though, the allure of visiting gypsies is irresistible. His escape to them leads him into the violence of bare-knuckled fighting, and then across an ocean to join the American Gold Rush. His return home will bring Sassy more heartache, but also hope