Copper Wilson erased the blackboard in the Beeder’s Cove schoolhouse and…
Gasping, Copper sat upright when cold water hit her face.
Hell hath no fury like a woman in pain. That…
“Now what is this?” Adele’s shrewd gaze focused on the…
The wagon creaked over the rutted terrain. Copper lay on…
So once again Copper turned a page in her Book…
The following noon, Copper gathered the children. Since time was…
Mid-morning, a Risher and Hall Stage Line galloped by the…
The sun barely topped the rise as the women stood…
Heavy rain couldn’t disguise the sound of bawling cattle and…
“Sadie, you have to take me.” The sun wasn’t up…
Fourteen-month-old Carrie Snider had walked barefoot away from her wagon and…
For some reason when the train pulled out the next…
Sadie had decided to ride with a family who had…
“I can’t wait any longer.” Copper reached for the crutch.
The nightly fire burned low. Overhead, a quarter moon rose…
A man or woman should have a proper burial. That…
Clouds skittered across a cold moon. Anxiety settled over the…
Josh Redlin’s face, then Adele’s studious expression. Then Josh again. Faces…
“Ouch!”
Copper took the letter from Audrey and stuck it under…
“Now Miss Wilson, I wouldn’t read anything worrisome into this.
Copper’s hands jerked when a gun went off just outside.
“Hot. How was Ellsworth?”