The Widows of Braxton County: A Novel

by Jess McConkey

Overview

Widows of Braxton County by Jess McConkey is a haunting and suspenseful novel about family secrets and how well we really know the people we love.
 
Kate is looking forward to starting a new life with her new husband, Joseph Krause. She leaves the big city and moves with him to the Iowa farm that has been in his family for more than 140 years.
 
Instead of something out of Country Living, Kate finds life on the farm a struggle. She hears gossip from the unfriendly neighbors about the connection between the Krause family and a mysterious death decades before.
 
As the past creeps into Kate’s present, she’s caught in a web of dangerous, unexplainable events.
 
Jess McConkey, who is also published under the pseudonym Shirley Damsgaard, is an award-winning writer of short fiction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062188267
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/23/2013
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 5.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jess McConkey, aka Shirley Damsgaard, is an award-winning writer of short fiction and the author of the Ophelia and Abby mysteries and Love Lies Bleeding. She lives in a small Iowa town, where she served as postmaster for more than twenty years.

What People are Saying About This

Casey Daniels

“Part mystery, part ghost story, Love Lies Bleeding takes readers on a spin-tingling trip into a disturbed mind and the lives of two women who must face their greatest fears—or die trying.”

Kris Neri

“A riveting ride that will start your blood racing from the first line and keep you guessing until the last.”

Editorial Reviews

Haunting, mysterious, and subtly romantic, this debut under Shirley Damsgaard’s psuedonym is inspirational and full of hope.” — RTBookreviews.com

“A riveting ride that will start your blood racing from the first line and keep you guessing until the last.” — Kris Neri, author of Revenge for Old Time's Sake

“Part mystery, part ghost story, Love Lies Bleeding takes readers on a spin-tingling trip into a disturbed mind and the lives of two women who must face their greatest fears—or die trying.” — Casey Daniels, author of A Hard Day's Fright

From the Publisher

Part mystery, part ghost story, Love Lies Bleeding takes readers on a spin-tingling trip into a disturbed mind and the lives of two women who must face their greatest fears—or die trying.

Casey Daniels

Haunting, mysterious, and subtly romantic, this debut under Shirley Damsgaard’s psuedonym is inspirational and full of hope.

RTBookreviews.com

A riveting ride that will start your blood racing from the first line and keep you guessing until the last.

Kris Neri