Digging Holes in Paradise

by Karen Mihaljevich, Whiskey Creek Press, September 2007, E-Book formats ISBN: 978-1-59374-896-8, Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-59374-895-1, $5.99 U.S.

One lie leads to another in this playful historical romp until the characters have dug themselves in so deep, they may never be able to dig out!

Missouri, 1859

Josette Stratton insists on being her own woman. To avoid an arranged marriage, she adopts the identity of a woman who has died, takes the woman's stagecoach ticket, and heads for the untamed Nevada Territory to assume the woman’s position as a seamstress.

Meanwhile, in Nevada City, a madam sells raffle tickets for one lucky man to spend the entire night with the new prostitute who is due in on the next stage

Naïve Josette is horrified to discover, on her first night in town, that "seamstress" is just another name for . . . oh my God! A gunslinger named Wolf makes her an offer, but why exactly would he need an "employee"?

Nevada’s Comstock Lode bonanza adds color and excitement to this fast-paced adventure.