By Karen Casey Fitzjerrell
The Dividing Season a retrospective tale of how a group of
people coped with the pitfalls of living on the cusp of a new era in
American History. Trail riding days are all but over in 1910 West Texas,
the Mexican Revolution crossed the border onto privately owned land,
drought nearly choked the life out of the cattle industry and oil
discovered in East Texas. Spinster Nell Miggins, the story's central
character, realizes she can no longer manage her ranch the way it has
been for the last three generations. Not knowing what else to do, she
makes the guilt ridden decision to "sell out." Before she can start sale
preparations a couple of archeologists, who've been attacked by Mexican
bandits, show up in need of shelter, a windmiller, carrying sorrow like
a pack animal, arrives to repair a windmill essential to ranch
operations and a smelly nere-do-well from Alabama is the only man
available to help trail her herd to the railhead.
Nell holds to her plan in spite of the complications and ends up in dire circumstances far "from anyone who knows her history."
WKMA Publishing
Available at
Amazon in print and digital format
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Flight For Life
By Stephy Smith
Confronted by a stranger threatening her,
Zaidee Rogers flees her home to escape the murderous hands of the man she
witnessed kill her brother. Poising as Flora Reese, a school teacher by
profession she meets Joseph Solomon.
Joseph Solomon couldn’t get the gorgeous
redhead out of his mind. His gut instinct told him she was running from
something. Joseph comes up with an idea to draw out Flora’s enemies.
Will his plan of her death work to bring
the killers down? Can he teach Zaidee to trust and start a new life…in his
arms?
Publisher: Astraea Press
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Learnin' The Ropes
By Shanna Hatfield
Out of work mechanic Ty Lewis is homeless and desperate to find work.
Answering a classified ad for a job in Harney County, Oregon, Ty accepts
when he is offered the position. Saying goodbye to his sister and his
life in Portland, he heads off to the tiny community of Riley to begin a
new adventure, unsure about his boss Lex Ryan, a man he has yet to
speak with or meet.
Lexi Ryan, known to her ranch hands and
neighbors as Lex Jr., leaves a successful career in Portland to keep the
Rockin’ R Ranch running smoothly after the untimely death of her
father. It doesn’t take long to discover her father did a lot of crazy
things during the last few months before he died, like hiding half a
million dollars that Lexi can’t find.
Ty and Lexi are both in for a few surprises as he arrives at the Rockin’ R Ranch and begins learnin’ the ropes.
Self published - June 27, 2012
