Dès l'enfance, plongée dans des livres aimés, une passion durable pour l'écriture a pris racine, façonnant un voyage littéraire qui continue de captiver les lecteurs. Les premières œuvres, réalisées avec dévouement sur une machine à écrire manuelle, ont obtenu une reconnaissance nationale et de nombreux honneurs, établissant une base pour une carrière prolifique. La fiction pour adultes de l'auteure explore des récits convaincants, souvent situés dans les paysages évocateurs de l'Oregon, explorant divers thèmes et personnages avec profondeur et perspicacité. Sa voix distinctive et sa maîtrise de la narration invitent les lecteurs dans des mondes richement imaginés, reflétant un engagement de toute une vie envers son art.
Eighteen-year-old Bryn Kinney knows nothing about her family. She doesn’t even know for sure that the woman who raised her-the woman she called Gram-was really her grandmother. When Gram dies, Bryn learns some startling news: someone has been sending her money since she was a baby. It was money Gram and she really could have used, but Gram just put it away. Now it is Bryn’s to use to trace her past. An excellent portrayal of a young woman’s search for her true identity, a compelling story with just the right elements of mystery and romance.
"In 1900, in the Flint Hills of Kansas, Jocelyn Belle Royal joins a mule drive with the aim of earning back her farm lost to the bank. Unexpectedly, her new companions--gentlemanly boss, Whit Hanley, and his kindly black partner, Sam Birdwhistle--leave her stranded on an abandoned ranch with the mules. At the last minute, Sam reveals that he and the boss once ran with an outlaw gang who could now be after them to avenge a longtime grudge. Lonely and alone with the mules, few resources, suspicious neighbors, and an assault on her life by one of the outlaw gang, Jocelyn sticks to her guns, literally. She won't abandon the critters she's caring for, and she's determined to be paid, if the mule boss ever shows up! A renewed friendship with cowhand and western artist Pete Pladson, brings a flicker of happiness. When they were youngsters Pete had shown her life-changing kindness, and he's no different now. He can't turn away from her troubles although he has personal plans for his own future as a wandering artist. As she becomes more enmeshed with mules, outlaws, feelings for Pete, women's suffrage, and a disagreement over the governor's mansion, Jocelyn wonders if she'll ever realize her dream? Will the fragrance of her mother's shawl and the few items it holds be all the home she'll ever have?"--
"In 1901 Kansas, newlyweds Jocelyn and Pete Pladson are determined to make Nickel Hill Ranch a successful cattle operation. For that to happen they must stop cattle rustlers who constantly plague their herd, defy a crazed woman with murder in her eye, and fight fire. A decision about two homeless youngsters who've landed on their doorstep and into their hearts is the easy part"--
Award-winning author Irene Bennett Brown's timeless tale of endurance, perseverance, and passion for life. Amity Whitford dared to stake a claim on the endless plains of western Kansas. She built her homestead, Dove's Nest, with her bare hands in an effort to tame the wild lands and carve out a place of her own. But the ravages of the sun and drying winds took their toll, putting her dreams and her livelihood in dire jeopardy. Desperate for funds, fiercely independent Amity accepted another challenge-to run for election as the county school superintendent. Her campaign was greeted with disbelief, scorn, open hostility...and interest. But as her dream came within reach, and her love for local newspaper publisher Chalk Holden dared to bloom in her heart, Amity's past returned, carrying with it a menace more fierce than any storm on the open plains...
