Mountain Light: Golden Mountain Chronicles

Their families fought one another for generations, maintaining and age-old blood feud. But that changed when they found themselves on the same side of a new struggle - against the tyrannical Manchu dynasty. By devoting himself fully to the revolution, Squeaky Lau wins Cassia's trust - and her heart.

But winning Cassia's love is not enough. Now Squeaky must prove his worth as a man - to Cassia, to his village, and most importantly, to himself. And the only way he can do that is by giving up everything he has worked for and traveled to the land of the Golden Mountain, the place foreign demons call America...

Swept up in one of the local rebellions against the Manchus in China, nineteen-year-old Squeaky loses his home and travels to America to seek his fortune among the gold fields of California. Sequel to "The Serpent's Children..