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2000s: An insight into the gems of Death Valley…
2000s: An insight into the gems of Death Valley…
Reba Farrall was lost until a kindly old gentleman took her under his wing and helped heal her shattered spirit. Now her dearest friend is gone, leaving her with a half-interest in a California gem mine. But when Chance Walker–a daring adventurer who’s in pursuit of priceless uncut stones–steps into Reba’s life, her world is turned upside down. In the blistering heat of Death Valley, Reba and Chance confront a sizzlingattraction. But when danger surrounds Reba, their hope for a future together is threatened–unless Chance can protect the only woman he’ll ever love.
“Mosaic Canyon’s contrast in textures was fascinating. Polished marble walls that would be the envy of any castle were juxtaposed against the jagged debris of past volcanic explosions. Bent, broken, canted on edge, the banded marble strata were almost shocking in their smoothness….”
“Even in April, Death Valley was a place of dry winds and barren mountains black against the cloudless cobalt sky. Yet once here, she couldn’t help but respond to the fierce, naked land. There were no plants to mask the infinitely subtle various of color and texture that marked the passage of geological events and eras.”
“Earthquakes, molten rock flowing thickly, seas and lakes eroding mountainsides strata of rock sinking, rising, bending, breaking; it was all here, written across te hard surface of the earth.”
Author/Guide: Elizabeth Lowell Destination: Death Valley Departure Time: 2000s
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