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Follow the Lonesome Trail

A trapper discovers he’s been left a poke of gold—but there’s a safe and a greedy bartender between him and his inheritance. The residents of a mining camp join forces to protect children who may or may not be royalty in disguise. And a pair of bandits get more trouble than they bargained for when the cargo they were hired to steal turns out to be somebody’s mail-order bride!

Find all this and more in this anthology, and prepare yourself for a wild West you only thought you knew as six authors go off-trail and blaze a new path.

Compiled by Allison Tebo and featuring the talents of Rachel Kovaciny, Emily Hayse, Elisabeth Grace Foley, Hannah Kaye, and A. Hartley, this collection of short stories and flash fiction explores the western frontier of bygone days and the unexpected adventures that occur when we follow the lonesome path.

Available Now on Amazon.

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iN lOVING cOMPOSITION

Painful pasts. Uncertain futures. Lives, lovingly composed.

Greer Noble already holds enough heartache to last a lifetime. She and her young brother, Danny, spend their days fighting to survive the rugged beauty of the Appalachian Mountains. In the midst of that struggle, the unexpected arrival of Nathaniel Keller awakens Greer’s long dormant spirit with the reminder that hope and joy are there to be found in the delicate art of living.

Nat Keller has wandered for years, spending lonely days attempting to live life to its fullest. When Nat carefully extends friendship to Danny and Greer, he finds that perhaps his self-imposed loneliness doesn’t need to last forever, despite the secrets he clutches tightly.

But soon, Greer learns that Nat’s sunny outlook does not mean he is exempt from his own struggles. As his secrets come to light, she must decide whether loving someone is worth risking a painful tomorrow.

A slow, gentle tale of heartache and hope, In Loving Composition is a reminder that the Author of life itself can be trusted with the ending of the story He created.
 
Available on Amazon June 12, 2026.

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The Inhabitants of Phantom Manor

- a cozy autumn novelette -
When Willow's father inherits a crumbling estate, she discovers that the manor appears to be haunted...or is it? Free to newsletter subscribers.

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