"The Forbidden Way" by George Gibbs is a story set in the bustling boomtown of Mesa City, Colorado, where Jeff Wray and his friend Larry Berkely pursue dreams of wealth. As Wray tries to make his way, he gets tangled in complex relationships fueled by ambition, love, and betrayal with Camilla, a schoolteacher, and Cortland Bent, a business rival who also desires Camilla's affection. The story opens with Wray contemplating a crucial legal document, while Berkely shows up with signs of a fight, hinting at a love triangle involving Camilla; and Wray's possessive feelings. Business talks with a colleague named Mulrennan reveal the high-stakes world of mining, especially in the Lone Tree mine. Meanwhile, Camilla is struggling with decisions about her feelings for Wray and her life in Mesa City, setting the stage for a dramatic exploration of interwoven relationships.
The Forbidden Way
By George Gibbs
In a Colorado boomtown, one man's pursuit of fortune ignites a fiery clash of love, ambition, and business rivalry that tests the limits of trust and desire.
Summary
About the AuthorGeorge Fort Gibbs was an American author, illustrator, artist, and screenwriter. As an author, he wrote more than 50 popular books, primarily adventure stories revolving around espionage in "exotic" locations. Several of his books were made into films. His illustrations appeared prominently in such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook and The Delineator. He also illustrated some of his own novels, and the novels of others. As a painter he produced many portraits, and painted murals for Pennsylvania Station and Girard College in Philadelphia. His screenwriting credits include a film about the life of Voltaire.
George Fort Gibbs was an American author, illustrator, artist, and screenwriter. As an author, he wrote more than 50 popular books, primarily adventure stories revolving around espionage in "exotic" locations. Several of his books were made into films. His illustrations appeared prominently in such magazines as The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook and The Delineator. He also illustrated some of his own novels, and the novels of others. As a painter he produced many portraits, and painted murals for Pennsylvania Station and Girard College in Philadelphia. His screenwriting credits include a film about the life of Voltaire.
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