Born of Gilded Mountains

By: Amanda Dykes

Narrated by: Sandy Rustin

A lost treasure. A riddled quest. The healing power of friendship.

Legends are tucked into every fold of the Colorado mountains surrounding the quaint town of Mercy Peak, where residents are the stuff of tall tales, the peaks are taller still, and a lost treasure has etched mystery into the very terrain.

In 1948, when outsider Mercy Windsor arrives after a scandal shatters her gilded world as Hollywood’s beloved leading lady, she is determined to forge a new life in obscurity in this time-forgotten Colorado haven. She purchases Wildwood, an abandoned estate with a haunting history, and begins to restore it to its former glory.

But as she does, her every move tugs at the threads of the mountain’s lore, unearthing what became of her long-lost pen pal Rusty Bright, and the whereabouts of the infamous Galloping Goose Railcar No. 8, which vanished years ago—along with the mailbag it carried, whose contents could change the course of countless lives. Not to mention the fabled treasure that—if found—could right so many wrongs.

Among the towering mountains that stand as silent witnesses, the ghosts of the past entangle with the courage of the present to find a place where healing, friendship, and hope can abide amid a world forever changed.

©2024 Amanda J. Dykes (P)2024 Recorded Books

Probably Better in Print/ebook Format

I enjoyed this book but I was much more invested in the current storyline than the excerpts between chapters. They took me out of the story a bit and made the audiobook harder to get through. I think they would work better on a page than in audio format. I do recommend this book but if you're on the fence about audio or print/ebook, I would go with the latter.

Enjoyed This Friendship

This story has so many wonderful elements to it. The relationship between two special friends that last a lifetime. It is not filled with action as much as what life gives them, which is drama. Overall, the friendships that are made in the story reminds us of what really counts in life.

mild level mystery but very interesting

story line was refreshening different from a typical chic book. main characters developed and train mystery was delightful.

What a treasure of a book!

I really enjoyed this book of BEST friends who met as pen pals!! Sometimes laughter, sometimes tears, lots of mystery surrounding a lost mail bag and its lost Flying Goose transport. What an epic story! What a treasure and a pleasure to listen!

A Hopeful Tale

The narrator of this audiobook does a fantastic job reading Mrs. Dykes splendid tale of restoration, courage and hope. This is a story filled with heart.