Mary Ellen Johnson

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

Love During the Boom Times

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Produktbeschreibung

A Time-Travel Romance Set in the Heart of Colorado's Gold Rush Wars, The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek by Mary Ellen Johnson When her political fiancé dumps her, social media influencer Maeve Mooney retreats to her family ranch-only to tumble down an abandoned mine shaft and straight into 1901 Cripple Creek, Colorado. It's a world of glittering wealth, gritty saloons, and a brutal battle between miners and powerful mine owners. Using her piano skills to mingle with the town's elite, Maeve soon crosses paths with Ronan Doyle, a rugged union leader immune to her charms and consumed by the fight for justice. As strikes erupt into violence and martial law descends, Maeve faces an impossible choice: return to her own time-or risk everything to stand beside the man she loves in a past that could destroy them both. But Maeve Mooney has never been one to accept defeat...not in love, not in life, and certainly not across time itself. Publisher's Note: Maeve's journey is an enthralling blend of passion, self-discovery, and the enduring quest for justice. "The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek" by Mary Ellen Johnson is a love story that transcends time and societal barriers. Don't miss out on this captivating read that will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you questioning your own choices. There are a limited number of sexual scenes with some vulgarity characteristic of the time. THE TRAVELS ACROSS TIME SERIES Before I Wake Eternal Beloved The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek THE KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND, in series order The Lion and the Leopard A Knight There Was Within A Forest Dark A Child Upon The Throne Lords Among the Ruins The Flames of Rebellion MEET MARY ELLEN JOHNSON The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek grew from my lifelong connection to union history-stories from my father, uncles, husband, and brothers about strikes, the Great Depression, and how unions built the middle class. Living near the historic mining towns of Cripple Creek and Victor inspired me to shift from my medieval Knights of England series and earlier time-travel novels to this rich setting of gold, grit, and labor struggles. I'm also the author of The Landlord's Black-Eyed Daughter, based on Alfred Noyes' poem The Highwayman (as Mary Ellen Dennis). When I'm not writing, I enjoy time with my children, grandchildren, and my German Shepherd, Karma the Wonder Dog.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Abn Leadership Group, Inc, DBA Epub
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9781644577127
• ISBN-10: 1644577127
• Artikelnr.: 75688507

Autorenporträt

Mary Ellen Johnson's passion for Medieval England ignited her writing career. She is the author of the six-book Knights of England series, detailing the tumultuous fourteenth century-from the disastrous reign of Edward II to 1403's Battle of Shrewsbury, which sets the stage for the Wars of the Roses. All intermingled with the lives and loves of her fictional characters. Mary Ellen is also the author of three time-travel romances-Before I Wake (thirteenth-century England) and Eternal Beloved (fourteenth-century Ireland, and kind of, sort of a ghost story). Her latest is THE GOLDEN PROMISE OF CRIPPLE CREEK: Love During the Boom Times, which takes place, not in medieval England, but in turn-of-the-century Cripple Creek, once of the world's richest gold camps and the site of the 1903-1904 Colorado Labor Wars. Coming from a blue-collar family, Mary Ellen was always interested in union history and the towns of Cripple Creek and Victor--a forty-minute drive from her home--enjoy history aplenty. Bullet holes in the façade of a Western Federation of Miners union hall, abandoned headframes, underground tunnels crisscrossing city streets, museums detailing a time when the District was home to hardscrabble miners who became overnight millionaires and others who worked ore thousands of feet below for $3 a day. The United States has the most violent labor history of the industrialized nations, and the Colorado Labor Wars, which ranged from Cripple Creek to Telluride and beyond, deserves its place among those that are better known. When not writing, Mary Ellen enjoys visiting her children and grandchildren, accompanied by her faithful German Shepherd, Karma, who is particularly talented at begging for treats.