Seattle, WA.—Camel Press is proud to announce the release of Heartbreak Trail (304 pp, $18.95, ISBN: 978-1-60381-831-5), by Shirley Kennedy, a fascinating historical romance that unfolds on a wagon train plagued by misfortune.1850. Lucy, a pampered New Englander, is dragged by her husband and coldhearted brother-in-law on a wagon train bound for California. The first casualty of the arduous trek is her husband. Lucy longs to return home, but that would mean abandoning her little stepson. How fortunate then that rugged Clint Palance, a former trapper and Indian scout, is watching over them both! As the journey progresses, Lucy faces deprivation, heartache, hardship, and more death. Then, with California just around the bend, Lucy must part from Clint. Will she find him again? Or must she return to a dull life in Boston, forsaking forever the beautiful West she has grown to love?
“Since reading their diaries,” says author Shirley Kennedy, “I am especially fascinated by those pioneer women who gave up comfortable homes to live for months in a covered wagon. Back then you couldn’t dial 911. Their courage in coping with the everyday dangers and hardships was magnificent.”
Shirley Kennedy has published Regency romances for both Ballantine and Signet. Born and raised in Fresno, California, she has lived in Colorado, Texas, California, Bogota (Colombia) and Calgary (Alberta, Canada), where she earned a BS in Computer Sciences. Before returning to her first love, writing, she worked as a computer programmer/systems analyst for several years. Shirley currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada where she belongs to The Romance Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and Las Vegas Writers Group. Currently she’s working on another western historical novel. Check out her website: ShirleyKennedy.com.
Heartbreak Trail is available in Kindle ($4.95) and print editions on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, and Amazon.fr. Bookstores and libraries can order by contacting info@Camelpress.com or through Ingram or Baker and Taylor. Other electronic versions can be purchased on Smashwords or at any of the major online ebook stores.
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