Stryker's Gold - Wen Stryker (Stryker Series, #3)

After fighting in the War Between the States, Wen Stryker became disillusioned by the acts of people and headed for the high up mountains of California. He had made a life for himself there. A hard life, but he liked it.
Then an accident on a high mountain trail suddenly thrust him into the gold mining business. He had found a fortune in gold without even looking for it. Then, he found the first real friend he'd ever had in an old prospector.
Most of all, Wen found the love of a beautiful you...