La Plata County Series beloved characters are involved in a tragic crash while flying over Korea! The end of an era is marked with a fire that brings a catastrophic end to the son of the Mississippi woman. The saga that began in a castle in Ireland where James Butler (alias James Wilkerson) was born ends on Son’s beloved La Plata River. All is not lost; for out of the wreckage comes the return of a Ute Indian, Squash Blossom’s descendent, who hopes to return a piece of the raped land to its native glory. Son brings this group of novels to an end, in spite of overwhelming odds.

When people find themselves displaced, what do they do to re-create, their homes? And what does home mean to them? The lives in this book span a wealth of definitions. Finding Home: How Americans Prevail is about people who have become dislodged from their center, the place they call home, and about how they have righted themselves. Everyday Americans elaborate on how they have solved problems our society hands us on a daily basis. Included are the voices of vets and foster kids, single moms and laid-off workers, retirees and small business owners. These people are doing more than just coping. They are innovators in their own lives. They are prevailing.

A hostage situation in a barroom in the little town of Big Oaks, Arizona is the beginning of Tracey Dodd’s journey into the wilderness. The three men, who took the hostage are captured and arrested by Tracey Dodd and Frank Yazzi. A few days later they escape and attempt to hold up the bank. Tracey’s fiancé walks in on the holdup and ends up in the hospital in a coma. Tracey chases the three fugitives across the Arizona wilderness, and before it’s over, three more people are shot and a very close friend of Tracey’s is brutally murdered. Tracey Dodd turns his back on God and swears that he will send all three men straight to Hell.