The Lady's Mine

By: Francine Rivers

Narrated by: Kate Forbes

New York Times best-selling author Francine Rivers returns to the California frontier in this sweeping, romantic tale of a displaced New England suffragette, a former Union soldier disinherited by his Southern family, and the town they join forces to save.

1875. When Kathryn Walsh arrives in tiny Calvada, a mining town nestled in the Sierra Nevadas, falling in love is the farthest thing from her mind. Banished from Boston by her wealthy stepfather, she has come to claim an inheritance from the uncle she never knew: a defunct newspaper office on a main street overflowing with brothels and saloons, and a seemingly worthless mine. Moved by the oppression of the local miners and their families, Kathryn decides to relaunch her uncle’s newspaper - and then finds herself in the middle of a maelstrom, pitted against Calvada’s most powerful men. But Kathryn intends to continue to say - and publish - whatever she pleases, especially when she knows she’s right.

Matthias Beck, owner of a local saloon and hotel, has a special interest in the new lady in town. He instantly recognizes C. T. Walsh’s same tenacity in the beautiful and outspoken redhead - and knows all too well how dangerous that family trait can be. While Kathryn may be right about Calvada’s problems, her righteousness could also get her killed. But when the handsome hotelier keeps finding himself on the same side of the issues as the opinionated Miss Walsh, Matthias’s restless search for purpose becomes all about answering the call of his heart. Everyone may be looking to strike it rich in this lawless boomtown, but it’s a love more precious than gold that will ultimately save them all.

©2022 Francine Rivers (P)2022 Recorded Books

Great Book

I love everything I read by her and this one doesn't let down. Must read!

Such a good read!

I have read almost everything this author has written and never been disappointed. I know you will enjoy this book as much as I have.

Birth of Calvada!

I enjoyed reading this book by Francine Rivers! This was the third book that I have read by her. I enjoyed the time period, the characters, and it kept my attention. This would make a great movie someday.

Did I miss something?

I really enjoyed this book but did I miss something? Katherine received a letter from her stepfather saying he was sending man to run mine. But that whole storyline disappeared. Yes her husband would be in charge then (supposedly) but there was no writing back saying don’t bother, and his subsequent anger at losing the mine. I thought maybe he’d die and her mother and brother would come.

Didn’t want it to end

Loved this story! Clean, Christian romance. Great adventure in a quaint mining town. Great narration too!

An uplighting story despite the struggles of a mining town.

I loved the heroine’s can-do spirit, but it sometimes got her in trouble. Rivers filled the fledgling settlement full of different characters to bring depth her story and the listener eager to listen. I even chuckled in a few places.

Loved it!

What a great listen this book was, I really enjoyed the era and story line.

Clarity

Once again, Francine Rivers combines Biblical truth with a fiction love story that is clean.

Unique and intriguing story

I so enjoyed this beautiful story of a strong willed young woman beating the odds and finding a future

Great story line.

Loved the story and it's a book that I would definitely recommend and listen to again.