The Depth of Beauty: The Golden City Book Two

In San Francisco's Chinatown circa 1903, slavery, polygamy, and rampant prostitution are thriving-just blocks away from the Golden City's elite. Wealthy and well-connected, Will Firestone enters the mysterious enclave with an eye toward expanding his shipping business. What he finds there will astonish him. With the help of an exotic young widow and a gifted teenage orphan, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, where lust, love and tragedy will change his life forever. A stand-alone novel, The Depth of Beauty is Book Two of The Golden City historical fiction series. Other titles include The Art of Love, The Promise, The Price of Compassion and Josephine's Daughter (the latter to be published in 2018). Recognition for The Depth of Beauty: 2017 RITA Finalist - "Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance" Shelf Unbound 2016 "Notable Indie" Bookstores without Borders Lyra Award for Historical Fiction Chanticleer Book Reviews Goethe Award - First in Category: North American Turn of the Century