I always like to
have a theme verse for every book I write. I find it helps keep me on track for
the story I have in mind. For Calli, I chose:
The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow…
Psalm
146:9
This
story has both the fatherless and a widow. Calli’s husband recently died in an
accident while on military duty, and she’s not completely recovered from that.
But does anybody, really? However, as we know, most don’t want to be reminded
of death, so she feels both alone and scared, as if she’d never known and loved
her husband. Is that what his death meant? That this was it? She’s angry with
God and cannot reconcile the notion of a loving God with One who would take her
husband.
Here's
the short description of the story:
Calli
works as a nurse with the US Army at Fort Bridger, Wyoming in 1880. When a
wagon train full of discouraged emigrants passes through on its way east, a
pregnant widow delivers her baby then dies. Bradley Wilson, leading this train,
has few options. He asks Calli to travel with them until they find a relative
to take the child in St. Joe, Missouri. Calli, drawn to both this dark and
quiet man and the child, resists. But when she disappears, he wonders if she’s
run away or been kidnapped. Can these two put their pasts behind them and move
into a new future together? Or will Calli insist on having things her own way?
I set this story in 1870, a time
when wagon trains were still heading west, but now some were straggling back,
not having found what they’d hoped for. Unofficial estimates put these
“returners” in the tens of thousands. I felt that was a story I wanted to tell.
I’ve visited the historic Fort
Bridger site, and as I wrote the story, I envisioned the buildings as they were
then and are today. That’s a great benefit for me as an author, because I
immerse myself in the story and can focus on the characters and what’s going
on.
Here is where you can find out more
about Calli: https://www.amazon.com/Calli-Prairie-Roses-Collection-Book-ebook/dp/B09SD6XPRQ
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About Donna:
A hybrid author, Donna writes squeaky clean historical and contemporary suspense. She has been published more than 50 times in books; is a member of several writers groups; facilitates a critique group; teaches writing classes; ghostwrites; edits; and judges in writing contests. She loves history and research, traveling extensively for both.
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