Brother Betrayed, Book Two, Of Gold & Blood

Brother Betrayed is Book Two in Of Gold & Blood historical mystery series. Can be read as stand alone historical fiction or part of a captivating family saga. A darling of the California stage discovers success is empty unless it is shared. Millionaire magnate Sir John Russell has built an empire which is slipping from his grasp through family treachery. Gripping holiday reading.

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San Francisco 1870: A Hawaiian sugar heiress and a French wine maker....Their paths crossed with complicated histories and uncertain futures. Will their precarious connection be their undoing? Tainted Fortune is Book 7 in the praised Of Gold

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Rural Sacramento, 1870. Caleb Stewart, the hero of #5 in Of Gold & Blood mystery series, has secured his land claim and is finally free to court the French beauty next door. But he’s forced to push his feelings aside when his own hacienda becomes the scene of a suspicious double murder. Can he discover the real killer before he's framed for his best friend's murder? #historicalmysterybooks #jennywheelerauthor #pageturner

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Garysie came to Grass Valley, a small Sierra Nevada mining town, to claim a fortune. But something deadly lurks underground. Book #1 of Poisoned Legacy, for free donwload in a nine book Old Caliofnria historicla mystery series.... Get it know and enjoy free fun holiday reading...Twisty plots and sweet clean romance to beat the odds...

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A beloved mentor murdered. Gold House in flames. Bachelor millionaire Sir John Russell faces the odds in Brother Betrayed, #2 in the Of Gold & Blood mystery series. One thing he guarantees. The guide who was like a father to him gets a good send off. #funerals #Chineserituals #mysteryseries #goldrush #mysteryseries

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A Christmas Novella, #4, Prequel Of Gold & Blood mystery series. By mystery author Jenny Wheeler. New York, Christmas, 1847. A promising proposal. A life-changing secret. Will Elanora live out a lie or follow her heart? Readers say: “Another hit!” #edge of your seat books, #mystery authors book series, #mystery authors historical fiction, #historical mystery fiction, #New York Christmas #Christmas novella

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Readers are saying great things about Tainted Fortune, Book #7 in the Of Gold & Blood historical mystery series. Here's a selection of comments: "A cracking good read." "You’ll be missing out on a real treat if you pass this one by." "Sugar heiress in the midst of murder and a prestigious wine competion." "New characters, old grudges, romantic tangles, vibrant imagery and back to back action." Why not try it for yourself today?

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Two books in one with the Of Gold & Blood Series 4 Book Bundle consisting of Books 7 & 8 A exciting family saga but also good as a standalone read. San Francisco, 1870. When French wine maker Aristide Laurent discovers the Hawaiian sugar heiress he cannot marry but also can’t forget is being betrayed by someone very close to her, he faces a torturous choice. Reveal the facts and risk losing Leilani Manolo’s friendship, or tell her and possibly destroy her life.