A Widow's Whim Book Trailer
Book 1 in the Siskiyou Saga Series:
A Western Historical Romance
A fake widowhood. A hidden pregnancy.
A second chance at love on the wild frontier.
In 1893, young Vivian Garrett flees Philadelphia heartbroken and disgraced after a secret elopement ends in betrayal. The marriage was a lie. And she’s pregnant. To escape scandal, she heads west, posing as a grieving widow in the quiet town of Etna, California.
But when she’s nearly trampled in a cattle drive—and rescued by a blue-eyed cowboy known as Blue—Vivian’s secrets begin to unravel. Sparks fly as she builds a new life, but her past comes riding in: her deceitful former “husband” arrives, determined to reclaim what he believes is his.
Now Vivian must choose—keep hiding or risk everything to speak the truth and fight for the love she’s found.
With help from unlikely friends and the strength of her faith, Vivian discovers that grace sometimes wears dusty boots.
A Widow’s Whim is a heartwarming Western romance of second chances, redemption, and the courage to begin again.
Book 2 in the Siskiyou Saga Series
Another
Western Historical Romance
She escapes servitude by stealing another girl’s life—only to find danger waiting on the California frontier.
In 1894, orphaned Marrin Tauschner seizes a daring chance for freedom by trading identities with a wealthy lookalike. Crossing the Atlantic, she steps into a stranger’s life at a California cattle ranch—where she finds belonging for the first time and the unexpected stirrings of love with a kindhearted cowboy.
But when her double’s ruthless brother arrives, recognizing Marrin as an imposter, blackmail and betrayal threaten to shatter everything she’s built.
As her masquerade collapses, Marrin faces a terrible choice: surrender her freedom or risk the truth destroying the family and love she’s grown to cherish.
With danger closing in, long-buried secrets come to light—revealing ties of blood stronger than she ever imagined.
Marrin must summon the courage to face her past, claim her true identity, and trust that grace can redeem even the darkest deception.
Marrin’s Masquerade is a sweeping historical western romance of faith, resilience, and the powerful longing for home and love.
Marrin's Masquerade Book Trailer
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The View from Julie's Ranch in Montague, California
(the setting for Julie's second novel)