Liza Ralston has had more adventure in her life than
she ever wanted. Leaving her settled existence with friends and family in St.
Louis to travel to the Big Sky country of wild Montana with her father, she
soon wishes she could turn the clock back. When their scout is murdered and her
father is severely wounded by thieves, the Pikuni tribe led by Crying Wind
takes them in. But Liza wants nothing more than to return to St. Louis, despite
her growing attraction for Red Eagle, the handsome son of a white trapper and
Blackfeet mother.
Red Eagle has tried to help Liza and her father, but
Liza has a mind of her own. She doesn’t understand that the refined ways of
civilized society in St. Louis have not yet reached the untamed land she is
traveling now with her missionary father—a man who has secrets of his own that
he is unwilling to share. She is left with no choice but to accept the help of
Red Eagle’s tribe to save the life of her father. But the events leading up to Baker’s Massacre
of 1870 force her to discover a new path for herself—a path leading to love,
redemption…and revenge.
Will Red Eagle and Liza find the love they’ve been
waiting for? Beauty, treachery and danger lie ACROSS THE SWEET GRASS HILLS.
ACROSS
THE SWEET GRASS HILLS won the 2002 WILLA Literary Award for Best Softcover
Fiction, by Women Writing the West. It also placed as a quarter-finalist in the
2000 Chesterfield Film Project.
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Gail, congratulations on joining the Prairie Rose family and on the publication of this novel! I'm eager to read it. Did I see on the Women Writing the West loop that you recently had a very successful signing at Costco up yonder despite the icky weather?
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Hi! Thanks, Kathleen! YES, I sold 30 books at Costco last week...it's my 3rd Costco signing in Roseburg, OR, and I have had 2 signings at the Costco in Medford, OR! They've been very supportive....I hope you will pick up a copy of the book.....I'm so thrilled to be a part of the Prairie Rose group :-) So you are a member of WWW? As a Past President, I cannot say too much about the group....I joined in 1999 and it's been such a great inspiration. I had to miss the last 2 conferences but normally manage to make them, no matter where I have to travel to!!! It would be fun to have a Prairie Rose group meeting at a WWW conference if enough authors go :-)
DeleteGot it! Congratulations, Gail, on your award recognitions and on joining our PRP family! This is a great place to publish. Merry Christmas...I can't wait to settle down and read this wonderful story.
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you, Tanya!! Let me know what you think....I can see I will have quite a list of TBR novels myself! I'm thrilled to be part of the PRP group...it seems like a wonderfully supportive and invigorating group of writers. Merry Christmas to you and yours, too....it should be a great new year for all of us :-)
DeleteHow great it is that there is an imprint like this, that can bring new attention to such a deserving book.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Troy! I'm thrilled to be part of this group of authors... I feel like there is a great energy here. I was so disappointed with the first publisher....after winning the WILLA Literary Award, the company went bottom up and although I got my rights back, it was a disappointment. I hope you'll give the story a read! There haven't been many stories pitted against the 1870 Blackfeet Massacre. I spent a number of years doing research and traveling to take in all I could. I believe in doing credible and thorough research into history. I have focused on presenting history through story -- as both a teacher and author! Again, thanks for the note and encouragement.
DeleteMerry Christmas to all!! With temps of 12 degrees, our mornings have been pretty chilly here on the ranch...I'll be blogging about life on our ranch starting in January. Hope you'll join me and if anyone has questions, let me know! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm anxious to make everyone's acquaintance!
ReplyDeleteGail, we're so glad to have you here at Prairie Rose! I truly did love Across the Sweet Grass Hills. Can't wait to see what you have coming for us in the future. Glad you had such luck at your Costco signing--that is just awesome. Have a wonderful Christmas!
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Thank you, Cheryl! Your confidence and encouragement mean a lot...and I am working on a couple things :-) Have a great Christmas, too - I hope all your Christmas wishes come true. Blessings, Gail
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