Golden North

by Ilona Fridl

Josh Shafer has purchased an old run-down theater and bar in Juneau, Alaska Territory, to get away from his abusive father. He invites his brother Zeke and Zeke's new wife Addy, who are on the run from a crime family, to come and help him. Muriel Giovanni, Addy's cousin, was married into the crime family until her husband was killed in a shootout with the police. Now with a new daughter, she learns the Giovannis want the child. With the help of her parents, the young widow takes her baby and follows her cousin to Alaska, where hopefully the crime family won't find her. Or will they?

264 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2010

About the author

I took Journalism and Creative Writing in high school and college. Have sold short stories and articles to magazines, until I sold my first novel the The Wild Rose Press in 2008. Since then I have my first three published books, Silver Screen Heroes, Golden North, and Bronze Skies in the Dangerous Times series. A spin-off of Golden North, Prime Catch was my next one. Iris Rainbow was released this past July. I have a western that's coming out in a few months called That Monroe Girl. I live in Wisconsin now with my husband, Mark.

Reviews

[Roni Denholtz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a well-researched and touching romantic suspense set in the Alaska territory in the 1920s. The author brings in fascinating glimpses into theatre history, and it was obvious she did a ton of research, but it never overtakes the story. The story is about two people who meet through a family connection and fall in love despite the danger facing them as mobsters close in. The murder mystery was especially mysterious and made for a good who-done-it. The touching romance will warm your heart.