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1860 – Palo Pinto, Texas: Under the spectacular glow of a Comanche moon, a family is slaughtered, their homestead torched. Nineteen-year-old Barleigh Flanders survives the terrifying midnight raid. Fiercely determined to rebuild, she seizes an opportunity meant for another. Desperate, near penniless, her foolhardy, reckless scheme could prove calamitous or miraculous, yet it’s her only hope. Her grueling physical journey stretches from Texas, to Missouri, and into the rugged Utah Territory. However, it’s her emotional journey that takes her to places of uncharted darkness, discovery, and redemption when old family secrets are revealed. What she accepted as her past turns out to be a convoluted lie that reaches across generations, reshaping her memories of the Grandfather she despised, the father she adored, and the mother she never knew. Along her journey she encounters a mysterious stranger. In Hughes Levesque, Barleigh gains an unsought ally with dark secrets of his own. A Texas Ranger turned hired gun, Hughes makes it his personal mission to keep Barleigh safe. Doing so may cost him his life, his job, and his heart, none of which he’s keen to lose. Orphan Moon is a heart-wrenching saga of family love, loss, and betrayal. Both a gripping adventure and a timeless love story, it gallops across the bleeding edge of the western frontier. Writers’ League of Texas 2015 Top Five Finalist—Historical Fiction Readers' Favorite Five Star Award
1860 – Palo Pinto, Texas: Under the spectacular glow of a Comanche moon, a family is slaughtered, their homestead torched. Nineteen-year-old Barleigh Flanders survives the terrifying midnight raid. Fiercely determined to rebuild, she seizes an opportunity meant for another. Desperate, near penniless, her foolhardy, reckless scheme could prove calamitous or miraculous, yet it’s her only hope. Her grueling physical journey stretches from Texas, to Missouri, and into the rugged Utah Territory. However, it’s her emotional journey that takes her to places of uncharted darkness, discovery, and redemption when old family secrets are revealed. What she accepted as her past turns out to be a convoluted lie that reaches across generations, reshaping her memories of the Grandfather she despised, ...
T.K. Lukas, a native Texan and an award-winning author, writes both contemporary and historical fiction. Her debut novel, "Orphan Moon," is a historical fiction based in 1860's Texas and other western frontier locations. The book, published in 13 countries, has been on numerous Amazon Kindle bestseller lists. Additionally, "Orphan Moon" is a Writers' League of Texas 2015 Top Five Finalist for Historical Fiction, as well as the recipient of the Readers' Favorite Five Star award. Look for the release of books two and three of the Orphan Moon Trilogy in 2016. She is celebrating the recent release of her contemporary suspense thriller, 'If the Devil had a Dog,' in December, 2015. Parts two and three of the Orphan Moon Trilogy will be released in mid 2016. T.K. and her husband live in north-central Texas where she feeds her passion for riding horses, and writing about horses. They are joined on the ranch by a few spoiled horses, dogs, cats, and fat Belted Galloway cattle.
T.K. Lukas, a native Texan and an award-winning author, writes both contemporary and historical fiction. Her debut novel, "Orphan Moon," is a historical fiction based in 1860's Texas and other western frontier locations. The book, published in 13 countries, has been on numerous Amazon Kindle bestseller lists. Additionally, "Orphan Moon" is a Writers' League of Texas 2015 Top Five Finalist for Hist...
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