About the Book
Book: Bridge of Gold
Author: Kimberley Woodhouse
Genre: Christian Historical
Release date: June 2021
Repairs on the Golden Gate Bridge Uncover a Century-Old Murder
Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure.
Underwater archaeologist Kayla Richardson is called to the Golden
Gate Bridge where repairs to one of the towers uncovers two human
remains from the late 1800s and the 1930s. The head of the bridge
restoration is Steven Michaels, who dives with Kayla, and a friendship
develops between them. But as the investigation heats up and gold is
found that dates back to the gold rush, more complications come into
play that threaten them both. Could clues leading to a Gold Rush era
mystery that was first discovered during the building of the bridge
still ignite an obsession worth killing for?
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About the Author
Kimberley Woodhouse is an award-winning and
bestselling author of more than twenty fiction and nonfiction books. A
popular speaker and teacher, she’s shared her theme of “Joy Through
Trials” with more than half a million people across the country at more
than 2,000 events. Kim and her incredible husband of twenty-five-plus
years have two adult children. She’s passionate about music and Bible
study and loves the gift of story.
You can connect with Kimberley at: www.kimberleywoodhouse.com and www.facebook.com/KimberleyWoodhouseAuthor
More from Kimberley
BRIDGE OF GOLD was a blast for me to write. Not only do I love
writing dual-timeline stories, but the present-day hero and heroine are
named after my daughter and her husband. Steven and Kayla in the book
are fictitious, but there are a few things in the book that do mimic
their real-life namesakes.
One of them is food.
My son-in-law Steven in real life is six-foot-four and active
military. The man can eat. It’s amazing to me how many calories it takes
just for him to survive! Then there’s my daughter, Kayla. She was an
elite swimmer for many years along with her brother. I could never keep
them fed when they were at the height of their swimming careers. In
fact, I joked that all I did was cook and load the dishwasher during
those years.
To celebrate the release of BRIDGE OF GOLD, I’m going to give out a
recipe that I created almost thirty years ago. It went through many
revisions the first few months as I perfected it and now you get a
special treat because I do not give this recipe out. In fact,
one of my dearest friends begged for it when our kids were little. I
gave in but made her promise to close her eyes while she made it (LOL)
and to never, ever give it to anyone else.
Enjoy! And thanks for joining us on the tour for BRIDGE OF GOLD. I hope you love it.
Kim’s Chocolate Chunk Cookies – recipe by Kimberley Woodhouse
2 cups King Arthur all-purpose flour
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. kosher salt
¾ cup melted/browned butter (this is important! Don’t skip this step)
2 Tb. Hot chocolate mix
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
1 – 12 ounce package mega morsels (I use Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips)
Directions: combine the first three dry ingredients and mix well. In a
small saucepan on the stove, melt and brown the butter. Medium heat is
recommended but you’ve got to watch it so it doesn’t burn. You want a
beautiful caramel color. Set aside and allow to cool to around 100
degrees F before continuing. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Once the
browned butter is cool, add the hot chocolate mix to it. Transfer to a
stand mixer and blend the butter mixture with the sugar. Whip it until
well combined and frothy about 2 mins. Gradually add eggs and flour
mixture, beating on low just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
Using a cookie scoop, drop heaping TB scoops 2 inches apart on parchment
paper lined cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 12-14 minutes,
watching carefully. Allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes and
then transfer to cooling racks. Enjoy!
For other fun tidbits about BRIDGE OF GOLD make sure you check out my blog at – kimberleywoodhouse.com
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Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Kimberley is giving away the grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
GIVEAWAY
My Thoughts
I do enjoy dual time line books so I was excited to pick up this story. I really liked the historical aspect because it takes you to the building of the Golden Gate bridge. It truly is remarkable how people built things on this grand of a scale at this point in time. I enjoyed the mystery and how it continued until the very end of the book. The modern day story ties in with it nicely but I just didn't love the present day story quite as much. I didn't love this book but this is a pretty quick read and an enjoyable split time novel.
Three Stars.
"I received this book from the publisher for free. All opinions are my own and I was not required to write a positive review."
