The Girl on the Mountain Author:Carol Ervin When her husband disappears, young May Rose is stranded in a West Virginia logging town where Company is king, men are rough, and their women stand in judgment. It's 1899, and a woman alone has few options. She soon learns that folks are not what they seem. Not the husband who wooed her with stories and songs, not the wild, dirty child who fal... more »ls into her care, not the sullen cook at the boardinghouse or its straight-laced proprietor. Not even the company manager, pillar of the town. A victim of scandalous lies, she's scorned as "the girl on the mountain," yet there's more to her than meets the eye. To survive, she must defend her honor and her life from greedy, lustful men, and prove herself worthy of respect. Most of all, she must believe that love is never wasted, especially not for the child who sleeps with a doll clutched tight and a knife under her pillow.« less