About the Book Gold Rush Bride Tegan

Book: Gold Rush Bride Tegan

Author: Linda Shenton Matchett

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Release date: February 25, 2022

Tegan Llewellyn has always been different from her adopted family, except for Grandmother Hannah, a prospector during the 1829 Georgia gold rush. Now, seventy years later there are reports of gold in Nome, and the opportunity is too good to pass up. But Tegan doesn’t count on the dangers that strike from the moment she steps off the steamer, including the threat of losing her heart.

Elijah Hunter has prospected for gold all over the US and Canada and likes being on the move. The last thing he expects to find on his latest search is a lady miner who proves to be nothing but trouble. Can he convince her that leaving is for her own good before it’s too late…for both of them?

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My Thoughts on Gold Rush Bride Tegan

Gold Rush Bride Tegan is a wonderful historical fiction that you are going to love reading! Travel back in time and relive history!  I love stepping back in time.  Maybe that’s why we do Civil War and WWII reenactments.  It’s such a fun way to learn and teach history.  I’m a firm believer in never stop learning!

Another fun thing about this book is that it’s by one of my favorite authors.  She does an amazing job of writing historical fiction and making sure that it is historically accurate.  I have to say it’s a joy to read her books simply because they are historically accurate and I know they’re going to be!

This is the third book in a series.  You’re going to want to read this series in order.  That said you can read this as a stand-alone novel but why would you want to when you can read the others and have more knowledge?!  I certainly wouldn’t want to!  I’m all for reading more books, especially amazing ones like these!

In this book, we travel to Alaska for the gold rush.  Our gold miner is a woman though!  Tegan is following in her grandmother’s footsteps.  She was a gold miner in Georgia(and her story can be read in a previous novel).  She doesn’t quite know all she’s getting into but she’s about to have a grand adventure!  

Enter a handsome gold miner.  

Elijah is a gentleman and will stop at nothing to help protect Tegan when her life is threatened.  

Not only is this a wonderful historical novel but it’s also a strong Christian and faith novel!  Tegan is adopted and I love the discussion that is had within the book about adoption and how everyone is different.  Elijah says some pretty wise things!

You’re going to love this novel!  It made me want to go to Alaska even more than I already wanted to!  Let me know if you read the book and what you thought.

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations. 

About the Author of Gold Rush Bride Tegan

Linda Shenton Matchett writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone by. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she was born a stone’s throw from Fort McHenry (of Star-Spangled Banner fame) and has lived in historic places all her life. Linda is a volunteer docent and archivist for the Wright Museum of World War II and a former trustee for her local public library.

She now resides in central New Hampshire where her favorite activities are exploring the state’s historical sites and immersing herself in the imaginary worlds created by other authors.

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Dear Reader,

I am constantly amazed at the extraordinary things women did over the course of history (mostly done in dresses and skirts until about eighty years ago!). When I stumbled on the fact that women were involved during the gold and silver rushes that occurred in the US and its territories, I knew I had to tell their story.

A significant number of women followed husbands, brothers, or fathers, but an intrepid few set out on their own to find their fortune for as many reasons as there were women. Some went to escape difficult (or abusive) situations at home and others because they felt they had no choice. But there was a small percentage who made their way across thousands of miles for the sheer adventure.

The Nome Gold Rush started 175 years ago in 1898 and was different from previous rushes in that much of the gold was on the beach and could be plucked from the sand without any need for a claim. Later, claims were required to mine gold from the Snake River, and this is when things got dirty.

Initially, the courts upheld original claims, but after some of the “claim jumpers” offered to share proceeds from their invalid claims, a few crooked judges and politicians decided this was a great opportunity to line their pockets. Already guilty of stealing votes and voter intimidation, Alexander McKenzie, National Committeeman for North Dakota headed the pack and created an elaborate scheme with the help of Judge Arthur Noyes. It would take nearly two years for the men to be arrested and brought to trial. I included a fictionalized version of this situation in Gold Rush Bride Tegan.

I visited Alaska before writing Tegan and was overwhelmed by its majestic beauty.

The photos I’d seen before the trip didn’t do justice to the reality of the state’s glaciers, mountains, rivers, and forests. Wildlife is so abundant that it literally walked or flew through town giving us “up close and personal” experiences with moose, wild sheep, eagles, and more.

Because of the inaccessibility of much of the state, one in fifty Alaskans hold a pilot’s license as compared to the national average which is one in seven hundred. However, in 1898, prospectors didn’t have that luxury, instead making their way to San Francisco by rail and then either going overland with wagons and mules or up the coast on schooners, either choosing a difficult and arduous journey.

It is my hope that Gold Rush Bride Tegan honors the stalwart women who left all they knew for the chance of a lifetime.

Blessings,

Linda Shenton Matchett

Blog Stops for Gold Rush Bride Tegan

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Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, May 16 (Author Interview)

Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, May 16

Connie’s History Classroom, May 17

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, May 18

By The Book, May 19 (Author Interview)

Mary Hake, May 19

Books Less Travelled, May 20

For Him and My Family, May 21

For the Love of Literature, May 22 (Author Interview)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, May 23

Giveaway for Gold Rush Bride Tegan

To celebrate her tour, Linda is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Visa Gift Card and a signed copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway!

Click the link below to enter.

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