William Tresler, bestselling author of The Texas Rangers series, delivers another Classic Western Adventure.Matt Harkins has lost his family, his best friend, his ranch, and likely any chance of marrying his childhood sweetheart, Teressa Sloane. Feeling as though all hope is gone, a stranger hears him lamenting his woes to the local barkeep. Slapping a nugget of gold on the counter shocks Matt out of his stupor. Gold fever strikes again. Matt grasps at this straw of hope and heads out to California to test his luck, but the clock is ticking. He has only three months. Matt needs to make the long journey from Texas, dig up enough gold to pay his debts and hightail it back home. Scattered along the way are bandits, con men and Indians. Living and working conditions are brutal. His odds are long and danger lurks around every corner. Will Matt survive and make it back to Texas in time? The stakes are high and people are depending on him.