Gold Dust Express

Alexander Dubrain isn't in this job to make friends. As a courier for Douglas & Co. Express, his priority is simple: deliver the mail, keep his head down, and ride fast. He's spent years proving himself in a world that often underestimates him for being deaf, and he has no patience for distractions-especially not from Nathaniel Tanner, the overly friendly recent hire who won't stop trying to get close.

But five days on the trail has a way of breaking down walls, and as they confront the dangers of the untamed mining trails, Alex is forced to confront a truth more unsettling than any outlaw: sometimes, letting people in doesn't make you weaker. It makes you stronger.

As they navigate rugged terrain, restless workers, and a mining town with a surprising secret of its own, Alex will have to decide if he's willing to let go of old fears and accept the quiet kindness that's been there all along.