Velda Brotherton

A Wild and Unforgettable Ride Through the Heart of Big Sky Country. A gun slung low on his hip, Mitch Fallon returns to Montana after the murder of his beloved Celia. He'll work for anyone who'll pay him, and he's hired to help greedy land baron Colonel Dunkirk drive out all the small ranchers so he can grab the land for his own. Dunkirk doesn't care who gets hurt, and Mitch doesn't either. He becomes the enemy of Charlie Houston, the beautiful owner of the Double H Ranch. She'll fight to keep her land and the ranch her father loved, even if it means battling the the man who sets fire to her desires. When her foreman is murdered, she believes Fallon to be his killer, and she takes matters into her own hands. Montana Destiny is a tale of two hearts caught between love and duty in an untamed land where death lurks behind every ridge.

Velda Brotherton returns to Grace County with her darkest Twist of Poe mystery yet... THE PIT AND THE PENANCE. A ghost from her past threatens small town reporter Jessie West and those closest to her as she works to uncover a sinister secret found in the burned-out shed of Grace County's newest resident. Things become even stranger when two bodies turn up that could be connected to the case, but the link is anything but solid. Then a guest at the local bed and breakfast disappears, and the Sheriff himself is behaving strangely. As if Jessie and her lover, Deputy Sheriff Dallas Starr, didn't have enough to deal with, federal agents and the mob have chosen this particular moment to descend upon idyllic Cedarton, Arkansas and start raising hell. It's up to Jessie and Dal to put the clues together and navigate the treacherous, muddy waters of loyalty, secrecy, and long-buried secrets--before the ones who would rather those skeletons never get unearthed stop them for good.

Velda Brotherton digs deep into the darkest side of human depravity in the latest chilling Twist of Poe Mystery... MASQUE OF THE RISING MOON. Small town reporter Jessie West has a lot on her mind. A cult operating in the area is using children to steal supplies from grocery stores, and the closer Jessie's investigation comes to unmasking them, the more anonymous threats she receives. Her old friend and mentor, Sheriff Mac Richards, is under suspicion for taking bribes, and Jessie is determined not only to prove him innocent, but to find out just who set him up. She's distracted, though, by the fact that her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Deputy Sheriff Dallas Starr, is showing every sign of leaving her brokenhearted. Between the threat from the cult and the ongoing investigation of the Sheriff, Dallas ends up in a reluctant partnership with Jessie to bring the wrongdoers to justice. But will they be able to handle their turbulent relationship? Or will the people threatening Jessie's life succeed in silencing her before she has a chance to unmask the cult leaders?

Velda Brotherton digs deep into the darkest side of human depravity in the latest chilling Twist of Poe Mystery... MASQUE OF THE RISING MOON. Small town reporter Jessie West has a lot on her mind. A cult operating in the area is using children to steal supplies from grocery stores, and the closer Jessie's investigation comes to unmasking them, the more anonymous threats she receives. Her old friend and mentor, Sheriff Mac Richards, is under suspicion for taking bribes, and Jessie is determined not only to prove him innocent, but to find out just who set him up. She's distracted, though, by the fact that her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Deputy Sheriff Dallas Starr, is showing every sign of leaving her brokenhearted. Between the threat from the cult and the ongoing investigation of the Sheriff, Dallas ends up in a reluctant partnership with Jessie to bring the wrongdoers to justice. But will they be able to handle their turbulent relationship? Or will the people threatening Jessie's life succeed in silencing her before she has a chance to unmask the cult leaders?

A Mythical Journey of Love Lost and Found Again Upon the Wild Frontier. The Union Pacific has just cut its way across the Great Plains to Promontory, Utah. For the first time travelers can easily move from one end of the country to the other. But the new rail line doesn't mean travel is easy--or safe. Ben and Dessa have already faced the dangers firsthand, and their relationship has suffered for it. Dessa's hot-tempered and impulsive, and Ben isn't sure he wants to be tamed by a woman accustomed to wealth and an easy life. But their differences have to be set aside when a mix of outlaws and villainous city slickers threaten their happiness--and their lives. The young lovers upon an exciting journey toward her world--where the villains don't carry weapons but are dangerous just the same. Will they find happiness together or will their differences tear them apart forever?

In its early days, Washington County was a diverse area that attracted many settlers who were eager to set up homesteads and farm the land. When Arkansas became a state in 1836, the county led the way in education and was a prosperous place to live and work. This volume explores the lives of several generations of early residents and the ways in which they survived in some of the most rugged country west of the Mississippi. The photographs in this collection, many of which date back to the late 1880s, serve as priceless reminders of the real-life stories of early Ozark homesteaders. Enhanced by an informative and entertaining text, these vintage snapshots also provide the reader with views of early organizations such as the Young Americans and the Home Demonstration Clubs, and political groups such as the local petticoat government, which was touted as the first of its kind. In Washington County, Arkansas, you will discover the area's plentiful apple orchards and strawberry fields, its sawmills and gristmills, and its canneries and prosperous businesses along the railroad line. Rare scenes of local reunions, river baptisms, singing schools, parties, and county fairs are also brought to life within these pages.