A Place of Her Own: The Legacy of Oregon Pioneer Martha Poindexter Maupin taps into one of the West’s great stories, the bold pioneer crossing a continent, here seen through the eyes of a woman. Martha defies her parents to marry the dashing Garrett Maupin and follows him west across the Oregon Trail, but their struggles in a raw new land soon shatter her dreams of an idyllic life with him. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, TwoDot Imprint
The Shifting Winds, finalist for the Nancy Pearl Book Award, portrays the dilemma of reluctant pioneer Jennie Haviland, whose father takes the family west over the Oregon Trail. Jennie meets two young men, American mountain man Jake Johnston and British Hudson’s Bay Company clerk Alan Radford. The two vie for Jennie, as their nations vie for the contested territory of this rich frontier. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, TwoDot Imprint
Janet’s newest project takes us deep into the past to the remarkable island of Ireland. It’s the story of valiant young Irish goldsmith Levaen, weaver of gold. Caught between imminent attack and her leader’s ban of all arms, she takes a perilous journey in search of a forbidden secret held by the Saltlanders, a people who would one day be called the Celts.
Irish back roads outside Levaen’s home village near today’s Rosscarbery.The sacred stone circle of Levaen’s Golden Eagle Clan, now called Bohonagh Circle.
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