Wildcatter Woman — Dorothy Dowdell

THE ROWDY WORLD OF CALIFORNIA'S OIL COUNTRY IS NO PLACE FOR A LADY.

But that doesn't stop the determined and pretty Alexandra Young, an independent woman in the days when women were only seen -- not heard.

Leaving behind exclusive San Francisco society, Alexandra follows her father to the backlands, where “wildcatters” search for oil in the hopes of striking it rich. It's a place where oil fever leaves no room for love.


But love is what Alexandra finds, in the passionate arms of Burke Livingston, a wildcatter obsessed with his quest for oil, a man who runs from Alexandra's love even as he craves it. Together, their romance hurtles to a startling climax, in a world where ruthless railroad entrepreneurs will stop at nothing to see the wildcatters fail, where the ends too often justify the means.

Through it all, Alexandra must struggle to save not only her love for Burke, but her very life…