Lacey's family history is filled with unforgettable characters and stories of courage and adventure ...

Daniel leaves the family farm in 1890 to find his father in South Dakota -- and finds a big surprise as well.

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Ellen is growing up on an Illinois farm in 1830, and she doesn't realize how much her stepmother has come to mean to her until clashes between Ellen's father and stepbrother threaten to tear the new family apart.

Set in 1856, Hattie's father's dangerous work for the Underground Railroad jeopardizes the entire family's safety.

Join me in the quest and discover the many adventures of finding Kiddy and then meet her for yourself. You will no doubt make an association with one of the characters and form your own bond the same as I did. Follow me through a lifetime adventure as you join in the trials and tribulations of the matriarch, of the Hluzek Valley Ranch in the small town of House Springs Missouri, who they call Kiddy. She still maintains the aura of elegance. That is, in spite of her callused hands and her pride at still being able to shoot a squirrel pilfering the birdseed from the wooden erected birdhouses scattered around the main farmhouse. Her selected shot would ensure enough of the squirrel would be left for the skinning and ultimate feast that would follow.

Stop in for a slice of life and pie at The Red Squirrel Caf , Quick Lunch, Cook Shack and Grill, serving up Mint Haven, Michigan's finest daily specials. Time: Summer 1928 Cast of Characters: Ida Gentry, generally adorable ex-flapper, caf owner and cook; Jake Palmer, local motorcycle cop with a movie star profile; Joe Riordan, hard-edged yet soft-hearted Chicago newspaper reporter; and Clyde Case, man who puts the quick in quick lunch and a jack-of-all-trades with many secrets.