In from the Storms

Scottish Highlands

The Scots that came to settle the mountain regions of the United States were a hardy lot, especially those who hailed from the Scottish Highlands. They felt at home settling areas few other immigrants wanted -- areas like the Appalachians or the Rocky Mountains.

This is what happens in Mountain Storms, the first book in my In from the Storms Trilogy. Ian MacGregor was wounded in the Civil War and left Maryland to hide away in a mountain cabin in Wyoming. He had been rejected because of his war wounds and wanted to hide away. Aileas Campbell stumbles on the cabin in a snowstorm after she runs away from unwanted attention. Neither suspect the adventure they're about to begin or the changes God has in store for them.
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The family saga continues in Past Storms. Jeannie MacGregor, at seventeen, feels imprisoned in the secluded mountain cabin with her taciturn brother, so she runs away and goes back to her aunt in Maryland, hoping to have a social life and find a suitor. But nothing turns out as she expected, and within a few years, she finds herself on a train back to Wyoming with her young daughter in tow. The unexpected interest of three men there surprises her, but only one man makes her heart beat faster. However, he's the new pastor, and what would a man of God want with someone like her. He could hardly find a more unsuitable wife.
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In Dust Storms, Brady Sharpe, Aileas's stepbrother, wanders his way to Texas after Aileas rejects him. He tries ranching and becomes a foreman but never feels he truly belongs. After catching some cattle rustlers, he decides to leave but discovers a young woman in desperate need of help. He does his best but ends up deciding to take her back to Wyoming and get Aileas to help her. In their journey, they battle many storms, including a major dust storm and storms of the heart.
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I loved writing this trilogy. Originally, I hadn't planned to write Dust Storms, but when I finished Past Storms, Brady said I needed to tell his story, so I did. This has happened before in my character-driven novels. Readers seem to like this series, too, because these books have been my best-sellers for months.

As long as they last, I would also like to give free codes for audible editions of one of the 3 books to any who have an Audible account (which is required to redeem the book). It's free to open just the account on Audible.com. You can email me at janicecolehopkins@gmail.com. 

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