The Widows Of Braxton County: A Novel

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Kate is ready to put her nomadic, city-filled past behind her when she marries Joseph Krause and moves with him to the Iowa farm that has been in his family for more than 140 years. But life on the farm isn't quite as idyllic as she'd hoped. It's filled with chores, judgmental neighbours and her mother-in-law who - unbeknownst to Kate until after the wedding - will be living with them. According to town gossip, the Krause family harbours a long-kept secret about a mysterious death that haunts Kate as a dangerous, unexplainable chain of events begin.

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"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

Author Bio

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.