Bones Beneath the Prairie
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Raised in the oilfields and small towns of West Texas, I carried silence, betrayal, and fear far longer than I should have. This memoir is my reckoning—part survival, part redemption, part love letter to the prairie that shaped me. Every page is bone-deep truth, set against the wide skies that never let me forget who I was, or who I could become.
Early readers call it powerful, beautifully written, unforgettable. They say the words don’t just tell a story—they make you feel it, breathe it, carry it with you.
Bones Beneath the Prairie is a memoir born of silence, betrayal, and fear—and the long road back to grace. It is a story of survival, yes, but also of redemption, resilience, and the courage it takes to keep choosing life when everything tries to break you.
I hope this book does the same for you. That in its pages, you’ll glimpse your own strength, your own survival, and the reminder that even in the harshest landscapes, grace waits—and every ending can hold the seed of a new beginning.
Prologue—The Story I Never Intended to Write
A memoir of survival and redemption, born from the dust and silence of West Texas.
Collector’s Edition
Each pre-ordered book isn’t just signed — it’s presented like a gift. Your copy of Bones Beneath the Prairie will arrive hand-signed, wrapped in navy kraft paper (hardcover) or tied with a peach satin ribbon (paperback), and finished with a personal thank-you card.
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This is my way of saying thank you for being among the very first readers. Your book will feel like the keepsake it’s meant to be — a story to unwrap, hold, and treasure.
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A Writer at Heart, A Storyteller by Choice
Girlhood. Silence. Survival.
I grew up in a small West Texas town where the land was dry, the oil wells hummed, and silence was an inheritance. For years I carried that quiet like a second skin—until the story refused to stay buried. At seventy, I finally wrote Bones Beneath the Prairie: part survival, part reckoning, and a love letter to the prairie that raised me.
Now I live by the sea in La Paz, Mexico, where the desert meets the water. I walk the beaches with my husband, Ken, and our dogs, Miss G and Gus; I’m learning Spanish one café at a time, and most evenings we cook whatever the Sea of Cortez gives us.
This is my first book—but it carries a lifetime. May it find the ones who know what it is to live with silence, and are ready to break it.
A Writer at Heart, A Storyteller by Choice
Girlhood. Silence. Survival.
I grew up in a small West Texas town where the land was dry, the oil wells hummed, and silence was an inheritance. For years I carried that quiet like a second skin—until the story refused to stay buried. At seventy, I finally wrote Bones Beneath the Prairie: part survival, part reckoning, and a love letter to the prairie that raised me.
Now I live by the sea in La Paz, Mexico, where the desert meets the water. I walk the beaches with my husband, Ken, and our dogs, Miss G and Gus; I’m learning Spanish one café at a time, and most evenings we cook whatever the Sea of Cortez gives us.
This is my first book—but it carries a lifetime. May it find the ones who know what it is to live with silence, and are ready to break it.
Messages from My Readers
When you set your story loose on the wind, you never quite know how it will land. These early readers sent their words back like rain on dry ground—grace, grit, and hope carried on the prairie air. Their voices are the first blessings to touch Bones Beneath the Prairie, and I’m humbled to share them with you here.
“Bones Beneath the Prairie.” It is an incredible smooth reading portrait of a difficult story. When I say portrait, it made me envision this more as an oil painting, slowly evolving, in sometimes muted, and other times vibrant colors. The manuscript’s words silently reach out from the page to penetrate the readers’ heart and soul, providing me a sensation of existence as a fourth dimensional viewer, desperately wanting to reach out and provide guidance and assistance, but left hopelessly unable to do so.
Powerful and beautifully written. I felt the author’s emotions so vividly—her fear, her hesitation, her peace. Reading this is like standing on the prairie, the wind brushing your face and threading through your hair, surrounded by the scent of grass, earth, and morning dew. The prose doesn’t just tell a story; it immerses you in it, until you are not only reading but also feeling and breathing it. I was left eager to know more, turning the pages quickly to discover what would unfold next.
★★★★★ “Inspiring and unforgettable!”
This book has everything except murder—but it keeps you on your toes enough that murder is a possibility.
It is a memoir that carries exquisite descriptions: the see-saw balance between children and parents’ relationships, the pain of being an adult with responsibility for your own children when you long to be a child again and let someone protect you, spiritual growth, loss of self, broken relationships, and forgiveness.
Her narrative voice is like an energizing friend over coffee, and the story holds together as a compelling whole. I was disappointed every night I had to set the book aside for sleep.
It relates to women of our times who would do anything to be chosen and loved—to have a real prince charming. Whether they were as bad as hers or not, whether we married them or only dated them, we all had a big mistake where we lost ourselves for a while.
Coming from Christian families, we also felt the pain and stigma of divorce, which kept many in unhappy situations. I know reading this book will save someone’s life.
For those who leave and return, she understands and feels your pain and hesitancy. Most of all, it is a story of becoming—and learning to love yourself.
Inspiring!
This is the story of a fighter who came back from a horrifying situation to go on to live an amazing life. What struck me is the courage and strength it must have taken not only to survive but to rebuild with such grace and determination. Her resilience shines through every word, reminding us that even in the darkest moments, hope can carry us.
This memoir of survival, Bones Beneath the Prairie painted such a vivid picture of being in an abusive marriage after being raised in a picture perfect small Texas town with a picture perfect family. If the imagery and emotion doesn’t strike a nerve and get you on the edge of your seat wanting to know more, the journey of self love and healing will.
The Lost Pages
From the pages that didn't make it into the book—get the first stories now.
I’ve been writing for years, but not all of it fits neatly into a book or a blog. Some of it lives in stacks of pages in my mind. That’s what I’m sharing with you here — the missing pages. Unpublished fragments, hidden memories, and behind-the-scenes notes I only share here.
No spam, ever — just the missing stories.
Click to read the author's stories from the prairie blog.
Think of this as my front porch: a place for updates, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and a few surprises saved just for you.
Let’s Stay Connected
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My First Memory. White eyelet panties and rattlesnakes.
We lived at the base of the One-Mile Hill, where rattlesnakes slid down into the shade of our carport. My earliest memory is standing in ruffled white panties, held back by the arm and taught the ritual: open slowly, look below the threshold, then the stoop, then the concrete. The prairie taught me to respect the dangers I could see. It took years to learn how to survive the ones I couldn’t.
Privilege, Silence, Darkness, Love
Today I’m sharing the truest thing I’ve ever written. It is raw, it is revealing, and it carries the arc of my life in four words: Privilege. Silence. Darkness. Love. From the outside, mine looked like a privileged Texas childhood — but privilege can also be a veil, and silence can train a girl to walk straight into danger. At twenty-three, darkness found me. Violence threaded through the days until I was sure I would not survive the next corner. Yet the prairie still called, and in time, love — steady, faithful, and true — healed me. That is the arc of my memoir, Bones Beneath the Prairie: suspense, heartbreak, prairie light, and redemption.
Never a Victim-Always a Survivor
Some stories are buried deep, pressed under years of silence. Mine begins in a small West Texas town, where the prairie stretched endless and the oil rigs marked time like a heartbeat. I learned early that family could be both sanctuary and battlefield — and that the cost of silence is often higher than the truth itself. This book is the unearthing, the laying bare of bones I once tried to keep hidden.