As the Civil War rages, secessionists menace California. The Confederates want the state and they'll stop at nothing to take it. UTAH TERRITORY, 1860. On a wagon train headed for Xavier's family rancho in the Golden State, Aleksandra makes a dangerous enemy of a gun-running Confederate when she fights her way out of his unwelcome embrace. After a late-night poker game, Xavier's new friends realize he's heard too much to be allowed to live. Embroiled in the Confederates' fight to drag the new state from the Union and make it their own, can Aleks and Xavier survive? The secessionists mean business. The Hills of Gold Unchanging is the second book in the outstanding Long Trails historical fiction series If you like bold women, authentic multicultural settings, and a dash of Old West romance, then you'll love Lizzi Tremayne's fast-paced adventures! Click the link and buy The Hills of Gold Unchanging to ride off into the frontier today!