Author: amberseraph
Lazarus County has yet to be tamed. There’s drought, bandits, and natives to contend with. People have moved out there hoping to better themselves, have a chance at the kind of life they could never hope for back East.The town of Gilgamesh, the county seat, offers plenty of people second chances. One of those people are Harry Payton, a baker, and Clara Smith.Clara Smith is an acrobat. Her stage … is an acrobat. Her stage name is ‘The Magnificent Clara’ and she performs her tricks on horseback and on the trapeze. But she is not really happy with her life…
Lazarus County has yet to be tamed. There’s drought, bandits, and natives to contend with. People have moved out there hoping to better themselves, have a chance at the kind of life they could never hope for back East.The town of Gilgamesh, the county seat, offers plenty of people second chances. One of those people is Geraldine Towers.Geraldine has been struggling in Philadelphia since the death … Philadelphia since the death of her husband from Typhoid. She’s even lost custody of her daughter. She desperately needs help to get her daughter back and is surprised that she may find it…
Lazarus County has yet to be tamed. There’s drought, bandits, and natives to contend with. People have moved out there hoping to better themselves, have a chance at the kind of life they could never hope for back East.The town of Gilgamesh, the county seat, offers plenty of people second chances. One of those people is Dr. Abel Winston.Abel arrives in Gilgamesh on the very first train. A newly … first train. A newly qualified doctor, fresh from university, he is excited about his new life, and hopes that New Mexico will provide him with new challenges and ways to…
Lazarus County has yet to be tamed. There’s drought, bandits, and natives to contend with. People have moved out there hoping to better themselves, have a chance at the kind of life they could never hope for back East.The town of Gilgamesh, the county seat, offers plenty of people second chances. One of those people is Daniel Grantham, the new schoolmaster. The town needs him bad but his past in … his past in the U.S. army still haunts him. He and Melanie Dineage, the general store owner’s daughter, catch each other’s attention but will she be able to come…
Lazarus County has yet to be tamed. There’s drought, bandits, and natives to contend with. People have moved out there hoping to better themselves, have a chance at the kind of life they could never hope for back East. Of course plenty of the settlers are lonely and willing to take a chance on love, even with someone that they’ve never met. In She Has to Stop Running Sometime: Ellen has to stop … Ellen has to stop running sometime. She’s fled her past all the way across the Atlantic and has given up hope of having the kind of…
Lazarus County needs a Sheriff. There are Indian tribes and bandits throughout New Mexico and the people of Gilgamesh have gone on far too long without a lawman. The town folk unanimously vote for John Wilkins, the stage coach driver, but he thinks his soldiering days are long past. Nonetheless, he is beloved by the people of Gilgamesh, including the Kimball family who are just there for a spell … spell while the father, James, works on the railroad. Harriet Kimball finds herself enchanted by Gilgamesh and begins to think of the place as home, going so far as to…
Ellen has to stop running sometime. She’s fled her past all the way across the Atlantic and has given up hope of having the kind of romance she dreamed of as a girl. Bruised, inside and out, she’ll be happy just to find a family she can keep house for. Nate Harper has been in Lazarus County, NM for years. His younger sister knows how lonely he is has been seeking a bride for him back East. He’s … East. He’s embarrassed but his heart wells up with kindness when he reads about Ellen’s hopes for a new life and…