She was his from the moment he set eyes on her. He was everything she’d dreamed about and never believed she deserved. But a revenge-minded killer has his own, deadly plan for them. At the height of the gold rush, Lillian is content with the life she’s built, and the friends and family she’s surrounded with in the glittering town of San Francisco. She never believed she’d meet anyone like the handsome, Southern gambler who stepped into her life one night. Charles lost his heart from the first minute he set eyes on Lillian Smith. But when his brother, Eli, disappears, and Eli’s family becomes Charles’s responsibility, a distance grows between them that Lillian believes is for the best since his family should come first. Until a pair of determined killers unites them in their fight to protect each other as well as everyone they both call family, and a love too strong to deny. Only One Dream is the third book in the Circle of Friends Series. It does have recurring characters, but can be read as a stand-alone novel filled with romance and suspense set in 1852 San Francisco. Come meet Lillian, Charles and all the unusual, bold and engaging people around them, who band together and form an unbreakable Circle of Friends. Readers Note: This novella does have some spice and heat. A prior book, Blue Silk and Gold, which was published for a very short time before being discontinued in favor of developing this series, was originally intended to be this story. Please be advised that some passages and some, altered chapters from the original book were incorporated into this story.