“...a charmingly sweet romance with some fascinating details... Harte creates another winning addition to her Hidden Falls series.”

— John Charles, Booklist, May 15, 2008

A Hidden Falls Romance

If there’s one thing Eleanor Menger knows, it’s that she will never marry the man her uncle has chosen for her. Even though it means giving up her comfortable life in New York City, somehow she’ll find a way to support herself until she’s free from her uncle’s guardianship. An advertisement for workers at the textile mill in Hidden Falls seems like the answer to Eleanor’s dilemma. No matter how difficult it is to handle a loom, she’ll be safe there, for no one would expect an heiress to be a common laborer. All she needs to do is make sure no one—especially not Brad Harrod—learns her true identity.

Brad Harrod is bored with his life. Though at some point he’ll inherit the family’s railroad, his father is unwilling to give up any control. Add to that the fact that the woman Brad’s loved all his life refused him and you have one unhappy man. To make matters worse, the woman who looks so out of place in the second-class train car refuses to talk to him. How humiliating! Eleanor’s rebuff stings his pride, as does the fact that she considers the newspaper she’s reading more interesting than him. What’s the appeal in that piece of newsprint?

To Brad’s astonishment, the brief encounter is the inspiration he needs. Though it means defying his parents, he decides to found Hidden Falls’ first newspaper. And somehow, though she continues to elude him, he’ll find a way to thank Eleanor.

What starts as friendship turns to something deeper.

Unfortunately, Eleanor’s uncle has plans of his own, plans that threaten everything Eleanor and Brad hold dear.

A chance encounter with a merry-go-round horse in—of all places—a highway rest area led to Amanda Harte’s incurable case of carousel fever. She’s been planning stories about painted ponies and the people who love them ever since and is delighted to share the fourth of the Hidden Falls Romance series with you.

Amanda is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, co-founder of the New Jersey chapter and an avid traveler. She married her high school sweetheart, who shares her love of travel and who’s driven thousands of miles to help her research her books. They now live in the American West, where they’re continuing to search for antique carousels.

The Golden Thread is Amanda’s twelfth romance novel for AVALON and the fifth in the Hidden Falls series.

Avalon Romances by Amanda Harte:

The Hidden Falls Romance Series
THE GOLDEN THREAD
STARGAZER
DREAM WEAVER
THE BRASS RING
PAINTED PONIES

The War Brides Trilogy
LAUGHING AT THE THUNDER
WHISTLING IN THE DARK
DANCING IN THE RAIN

Avalon Romances by Amanda Harte:
MOONLIGHT MASQUERADE

Unwanted Legacies Romance Series
BLUEBONNET SPRING
STRINGS ATTACHED
IMPERFECT TOGETHER