Ada
Weiss is content to sing with her family at the new Juneau Opera House.
But when she meets miner Tom Hickok, she wonders if there's more to
life than the stage. For Tom, Ada is more precious than all the gold in
the Treadwell Mine, but he doubts a regular guy has a chance with a
beautiful singer. When a mob threatens to run their friend China Joe out
of town, Ada and Tom work together and learn what their true characters
really are.
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EXCERPT
Copyright 2014 Lynn Lovegreen
Tom Hickok enjoyed the salty
tang in the air as the ferry chugged across the channel from the
Treadwell Mine on Douglas Island. The clean air washed the stuffiness of
the mining shafts from his system.
He surveyed Juneau, their
destination on the other side of the Gastineau Channel, and picked out
Front Street next to the wharf and the lines of buildings where the main
businesses were. He could just see the two-story Juneau Opera House on
Second and Seward. He breathed in sharply as he thought of Ada Weiss
performing there with her family. What a lovely girl. He could see her
brown curly bangs and blue eyes, and that sweet smile. But she probably
wouldn’t remember him, even though he defended her honor the night they
met. A beautiful girl like that…she was probably used to tons of men
hanging around her, and he’d just be one of hundreds she met in Juneau.
That was all right, though.
He could still see her sing and make small talk after the performance.
He didn’t have to be the be-all and end-all in her life.
The thought led to a vision
of him holding her hand, Ada looking on tenderly. Her clear blue eyes
shone at him. No, that would never happen. He shouldn’t even think about
loving her. An ordinary miner like him couldn’t mean anything to a
famous singer like Ada Weiss.
Men shouted and the ferry
bumped against the dock. Tom walked off the gangway, whistling an old
tune. Maybe he’d never be Ada’s sweetheart, but the show would be a nice
break from work at the mine. He was going to enjoy his leave day today.
He decided to walk by the Opera House first, just to get a glimpse
before getting a bite to eat.
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