Fire and the Gold, The (Vintage Paperback) by Phyllis A. Whitney

FIRE WAS CREEPING CLOSER to Melora's comfortable world the day the violent earthquake turned beautiful San Francisco into a burning, smoky nightmare. Melora had been ready to make a crucial decision about her life and her love - her thoughts were swirling with handsome Quent Seymour of Nob Hill.

BUT FATE HAD ANOTHER PLAN. Amid the angry red flames of a crumbling city, exciting, impetuous Tony Ellis appeared - and suddenly Melora found herself plunged into a whirlpool of romantic conflict from which there was only one secret escape. That secret was locked in her heart...