Plagued by secrets and lies, pride and alcohol, a Kentucky farmer is caught between a greedy tobacco company and a divided community. His struggles soon spin out of control.
In the spring of 1906 in Kentucky, Wes Wilson stands in his freshly plowed field gazing at furrows that will soon be filled with young dark-leaf tobacco plants.This crop is his life's blood, the product that allows him to feed and clothe his family. But the community of Lynnville is plagued by secrets and lies that smother Wes as he struggles to decide between selling his crop to the greedy tobacco company or siding with the farmers association. Blinded to the dangers he faces, his paranoia grows more intense the longer he takes to decide what to do with his crop. The conflict erupts with a result that is as surprising as it is tragic.
Compelling historical fiction that traces the life of a young English immigrant woman who travels to America at the turn of the century to start a new life for herself. Encountering danger, romance, heartache and tragedy, she strives to fit into a
Third Book in Five Book Series - Southern Swallow - a tale of 12th Century China. Li K'ai-men becomes entangled in an intrigue that becomes his undoing.
