Sadie Thompson was twenty-seven-years-old and suddenly an orphan when she decided to take her father's place in the Klondike gold fields.Barnaby Drake, her father's partner, wanted to buy out her half of the claim, but Sadie refused. To protect her from potential claim jumpers, Barnaby proposed marriage in name only.Homer Gaines had designs on both Sadie and on her and Barnaby's mining claim. What lengths was he willing to go to acquire them? Would he even commit murder to achieve his goals?