Author Julie May Morrill
Author • Editor • Story Consultant
Two Books + One In Progress!
In Progress
3 Books in the Siskiyou Saga Series
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 1: A Widow's Whim
Book 2: Marrin's Masquerade
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.
A stolen fortune. A dangerous outlaw.
A love that teaches her courage isn't meant to be faced alone.
Book 3: Kita's Courage - Coming soon!
In Progress
1890s Fort Jones, California. A stolen fortune. A dangerous outlaw. And a woman determined to recover what was taken from her.
When Kita McDade discovers that the money stolen from her father may be hidden somewhere in the rugged Marble Mountains, she sets out to find it—despite the warnings of the dashing Deputy U.S. Marshal Tonneson.
But as Kita’s search draws her deeper into the mountains and closer to the notorious outlaw One-Eyed Charlie, she discovers that courage may require more than facing danger alone.
Sometimes, the greatest courage is trusting someone else enough to stand beside you.
