Season of Our Reckoning: County South Saga Book One

A deeply touching journey through the intertwined lives of the Hayes and Champion families on the American Frontier in the late 1880s. Set in the reconstruction era with cattle ranching and homesteading as the backdrop the story explores themes of family, love, loss, redemption, and resilience. A compelling love story of two fate-made marriages each trying to survive when their interests collide. Who will triumph in a timeworn frontier range war? marry under unusual circumstances, but their bond strengthens as they build a family and a thriving ranch in County South. Meanwhile, Glory, a circus performer, dreams of a different life and falls in love with Kit Champion, who seeks independence through homesteading. However, their dreams collide with Harrison's concerns over land boundaries and cattle migration, leading to a conflict with far-reaching consequences for both families. Will Glory's aspirations come to fruition? How will Harrison confront the challenges posed by Kit? Find out in this compelling book. Pinched between the toothy grin of the Mineral Hills and the alkali dusted Badlands sits the Thistle Creek Crossing: the only piece of real estate that matters in the battle for domination on the windy plains of the American Frontier. is building the biggest cattle ranch in County South. Ten years of back-breaking work and risk gives him the arrogance to kick aside anyone that gets in his way. His success depends on the twice-annual migration of his cattle across Thistle Creek. -gently born first son running from the lofty expectations of his overbearing father-is chasing the American Dream. The government has invited him to prove up one-hundred-sixty acres of Manifest Destiny. His land grab is known as the Thistle Creek Crossing. : Failing to heed the warnings on the dark winds of change leaves Hayes vulnerable. He stands to lose everything to the scythe of progress and the greed of man. With a fool's brag and unworthy mettle Champion goes too far unaware he's poked the reigning despot in a kingdom where the weak cannot survive. How far will a husband go to construct his wife's untenable fantasy of happy-ever-after? What unthinkable measures will a man take when his hearth-and-home are threatened? "A man ought-a know what he's getting in for" " --OnlneBookClub --Windy Plains Media