Fire Dancer

Still naïve in many ways from her sheltered upbringing, Sarah wants to shed her goodie-two-shoes image. She wants to live life, not let it pass her by. That's why she enjoys the company of her cousin Skye so much. Skye lives life to the absolute fullest and Sarah wants to be more like her. Even the fact that Skye is gay is fascinating, albeit frightening as well. Sarah has never found any man attractive. But she's pretty sure that's because her family is constantly attempting to fix her up with every eligible single man in the church in the hopes of making an honest woman of her. The family pressure is building and at the age of twenty-eight, it's getting harder and harder to reject each new suitor. But what is she to do? There doesn't seem to be anyone who can even remotely light a spark in her heart. That is until she meets Jewel Black, a fire dancer who goes by the stage name Enigma... Finding a husband after the American Civil War isn't easy. When twenty-two year old Bostonian Clara Stapleton discovers the address of a likely bachelor in the wilds of the Alaskan bush, she throws caution to the wind and sends him a letter. Soon she's on the adventure of her life, leaving the comfort and stability of a well-to-do family for a man she's never met and a life of uncertainty. Callie Glass isn't happy with her brother Jasper's proposal to a mail-order bride, though she knows it's not her call. And when a tragic accident takes Jasper Glass's life, Callie doesn't hesitate to call off the wedding in a letter to Clara. Callie is soon surprised to find a strange woman settling into her cabin, a stranger who had never received news of Jasper's demise. While Callie insists that the other woman should return home, Clara digs in her heels. If Callie can live without a man in this isolated land, why can't she? Both headstrong women struggle in the ashes of their dashed hopes and dreams, slowly coming together to forge an alliance for which neither is prepared. Finding A Husband After The American Civil War Isn't Easy. When Twenty-two-year-old Bostonian Clara Stapleton Discovers The Address Of A Likely Bachelor In The Wilds Of The Alaskan Bush, She Throws Caution To The Wind And Sends Him A Letter. Soon She's On The Adventure Of Her Life, Leaving The Comfort Of Family For A Man She's Never Met And A Life Of Uncertainty. Callie Glass Isn't Happy With Her Brother Jasper's Proposal To A Mail-order Bride. And When A Tragic Accident Takes Jasper's Life, Callie Demands Clara To Return Home. But Clara Refuses To Go. Both Headstrong Women Struggle In The Ashes Of Their Dashed Hopes And Dreams, Slowly Coming Together To Forge An Alliance For Which Neither Is Prepared.