Böcker av Laurie Marr Wasmund

Life in fictional Pindall, Wyoming, population 658, is tough. Tourists rush through town to the gates of Yellowstone National Park, only an hour up the road, and the town's sole industry, a sawmill, has been taken over by a multinational corporation that cares only about the bottom-line. For Shari Brock, who loses her on-again-off-again husband, Brad Brock, in a tragic accident, it's tough to listen to the stories that the townspeople, who consider him a legend, tell about him. It's even harder when his illegitimate daughter, Erica, arrives in town. Meanwhile, Shari's son, Jason, embarks on a cockeyed crime spree that makes him the laughingstock of the town. But that isn't all: Erica fully expects to be welcomed into the family, a wolf appears out of nowhere, and the yearly town celebration becomes a battlefield.Add to this a cast of colorful characters who lend this romance of the western heart both grace and humor: Ronald Dailey, a sawmill manager who falls in love with a mysterious environmentalist; Lex Stacy, a microbiologist with a passion for Yellowstone, art and muscle cars; Shari's prickly mother-in-law, Marguerite Brock, who accepts the lonesome choices that have made her the richest woman in town until an old love reawakens her sense of longing; Dave Phillips, a cowboy whose horse has tragically betrayed him; and many more!

1923: The Great War has ended, but for three young Irish-Americans, the fight at home has just begun with a daunting foe: the Ku Klux Klan.As America returns to peace and prosperity, the Ku Klux Klan arrives in Colorado. As its membership grows, the Klan rises to political power through intimidation of its enemies and violence.For Kathleen O''Doherty, the Klan threatens what she values most: family and faith. Still grieving for those she lost during the war, she must make a choice that she never thought possible.Her cousin, Sean Sullivan, comes home from France a war hero-a distinction he would rather forget. Yet his newly-found status as enemy of the Klan upends his determination to live peacefully and purposefully. Meanwhile, his sister, Maggie struggles to maintain the secret life that she chose before the war. Wife, mother, caregiver, writer-she finds herself longing for escape and a new romance.Love comes to all of them in unexpected ways, only to be imperiled by secrets and scandal. Set amid the glamor of the Roaring Twenties and chronicling an unforgettable era in Colorado''s history, To Walk Humbly brings the characters of the White Winter Trilogy to their destiny.

1918: At a time when it takes courage to love, hope, or have faith, three young Irish-Americans dare to believe in themselves and in America.As a Red Cross relief worker, Kathleen O''Doherty offers hope to the wounded and comfort to the dying. Yet, as conditions near the Western Front grow more perilous, her dedication to her work is tested by her love for a man whose duty puts him in constant danger.Kathleen''s cousin, Corporal Sean Sullivan of the American Expeditionary Force, proves his valor during fierce fighting in the trenches near Verdun. Soon, he fears that he will never escape from the brutality he has witnessed and-worse-the violent deeds he has done.In Colorado, Sean''s sister, Maggie, finds herself shunned by neighbors and friends because of her husband''s opposition to the war. While juggling the responsibilities of family and home, she struggles to keep her love for her husband alive and to find her own destiny.Meticulously researched, this second book in the White Winter Trilogy explores how hope is shattered and rekindled, hearts are broken and mended, and faith is lost and found in a world in which nothing is certain.1918At a time when it takes courage to love, hope, or have faith, three young Irish-Americans dare to believe in themselves and in America.As a Red Cross relief worker, Kathleen O''Doherty offers hope to the wounded and comfort to the dying. Yet, as conditions near the Western Front grow more perilous, her dedication to her work is tested by her love for a man whose duty puts him in constant danger.Kathleen''s cousin, Corporal Sean Sullivan of the American Expeditionary Force, proves his valor during fierce fighting in the trenches near Verdun. Soon, he fears that he will never escape from the brutality he has witnessed and-worse-the violent deeds he has done.In Colorado, Sean''s sister, Maggie, finds herself shunned by neighbors and friends because of her husband''s opposition to the war. While juggling the responsibilities of family and home, she struggles to keep her love for her husband alive and to find her own destiny.Meticulously researched, this second book in the White Winter Trilogy explores how hope is shattered and rekindled, hearts are broken and mended, and faith is lost and found in a world in which nothing is certain.

1917: In a world at war, three young Irish-Americans grapple with questions of love, faith, and the very nature of the human heart.Trapped in a meaningless job, Kathleen O''Doherty volunteers as a Red Cross relief worker in order to pursue her passion: sketching. In France, her vision is shaped by the two men who love her-and by the knowledge of how easily love can be lost in a dangerous and violent world.Kathleen''s cousin, Sean Sullivan, enlists in the American Expeditionary Force to escape from his father''s tyranny. Doubted by his comrades, he struggles to balance his deep faith with the horrors he encounters as a soldier in the trenches near Verdun.At home in Colorado, Sean''s sister, Maggie, marries the man she has always loved. Yet his resistance to the war effort threatens to take from Maggie everything she has ever wanted.Rich in period detail, this first book in the White Winter Trilogy chronicles the beginning of a journey through a ravaged and fear-filled world toward hope, tolerance, and an understanding of the human condition.