The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek - Johnson, Mary Ellen
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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…mehr

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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.
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I've lived in Colorado much of my life and never tire of its heart-stopping scenery. What I, enamored as I am of medieval England, never paid much attention to was Colorado's history. Second state to give women the right to vote, etc., etc. But all around me and across the state you can spot weathered headframes, entrances to long-abandoned mine shafts, beautiful orange-colored--and totally polluted--mountain streams in the vicinity of wealthy resort towns such as Breckenridge, Aspen and Telluride. All of which were once hardscrabble mining camps where newly minted millionaires existed right alongside men and women who worked too hard and earned too little. (Fun fact: Telluride is the first bank Butch Cassidy robbed, riding away with a half million dollars in today's currency. ) Living forty minutes from Cripple Creek and Victor, I was vaguely aware that these quaint towns with their red-brick, frontier-style buildings, had once been part of the richest gold camp on earth. I'd heard about a long ago violent strike, which being from a union household, snared my attention. Someday I'll explore that further, I used to think. And I'll put my fingers in the bullet holes gouged into the brick of that old Western Federation of Miners building after the National Guard decided they'd had enough of those miners who just didn't get the fact that they really must work for longer hours and lower wages. I did put my fingers into those bullet holes, and I've explored many of the places I write about in THE GOLDEN PROMISE OF CRIPPLE CREEK, my third time travel historical romance.I've done my best to recount the exciting, courageous and ultimately tragic story of the WFM miners, their families, and the union that fought valiantly against the power of the state. And, of course, I tell it all via the love affair between my (initially) self-absorbed social media influencer and my idealistic (and devastatingly handsome) labor leader. I hope you enjoy THE GOLDEN PROMISE OF CRIPPLE CREEK: Love During the Boom Times. I am also the author of the six-book KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND historical romance series and two other time travel romances, ETERNAL BELOVED and BEFORE I WAKE. When not writing, I enjoy travel, my children and grandchildren and Karma, my German shepherd, whose main talent appears to be shedding!