The Winchester Series, Book One
Bliss and Fire
Some loves defy the times. Some fires change everything.
Shenandoah Valley, 1846. When Jack MacDougal rides out to buy dairy bulls from a Mennonite farmer, he discovers something far more valuable than livestock: Sarah Schmidt. Their forbidden courtship becomes the breathing heart of the novel's first act, and the first spark of everything Book Two will carry into war.
About the Book
Winchester:
Bliss and Fire
Some loves defy the times. Some fires change everything.
Winchester: Bliss and Fire opens in the Shenandoah Valley of 1846, where the charismatic Jack MacDougal rides out to buy dairy bulls from a Mennonite farmer and finds Sarah Schmidt. Their courtship, across class, faith, and family opposition, drives the story.
Sarah is intelligent, spirited, and quietly restless under the strict codes of her Mennonite community. She is the novel's true protagonist. Every scene she appears in comes alive, revealing a young woman determined to shape her own future in a world that expects her to conform.
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Also in the Series: Book Two
The Connexion Between Two Fires
War closes in, and the MacDougal family must decide what matters most. Read the story that follows.
Read About Book Two