young love — Read Short Excerpts from the Texas Panhandle — Once Upon A Time in the Texas Panhandle

This series is appropriate for both young adults (ages 18+) and older readers alike. The history of the Panhandle serves as the backdrop of each book and is weaved into the character development and the story itself, so you are learning pieces of Texas Panhandle history while reading a fun and engaging book.

These books are family sagas and multigenerational – each story spanning across several generations from grandparents to parents to children and grandchildren. They tackle tough subjects like class differences, interracial relationships, PTSD, alcoholism, and family loss. Even with these tough topics, each book is still rich with humor, love, and personal growth. And one thing is known from the beginning – these stories all have a happy ending.

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Dec 11
Dec 11 WRITING INSPIRATION FOR TAYLA OF THE GOLDEN SPREAD

Sara Stratton

love story

Two experiences are behind the story of Tayla. One, from when I was a kid growing up in Amarillo, Texas. The other as an adult, from my conversations with my Navy-veteran neighbor in Irvine, California.

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Dec 6
Dec 6 WRITING INSPIRATION FOR LITTLE ALICE LANDERGIN

Sara Stratton

love story

Suffering from “shell shock,” as they called PTSD in World War I, Billy had gone to New Mexico and married into a Navajo Indian tribe. In 1947, when he died in an automobile accident, he left two Indian granddaughters, Alice and Harriet Landergin. What if Julia went to Gallup next to the Navajo Reservation and brought the two little girls home, to raise as her own?

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Dec 11 Dec 11 WRITING INSPIRATION FOR TAYLA OF THE GOLDEN SPREAD

Dec 6 Dec 6 WRITING INSPIRATION FOR LITTLE ALICE LANDERGIN

Dec 11
Dec 11 WRITING INSPIRATION FOR TAYLA OF THE GOLDEN SPREAD

Dec 6
Dec 6 WRITING INSPIRATION FOR LITTLE ALICE LANDERGIN