Was Mountain Man Jim Bridger A Liar? I was raised on a ranch. I miss the early morning standing around the fire with the crew. We’d throw a few logs into an oil barrel. Then, we’d talk and visit some before going out to work. This included a few stretchers. Tall tales formed a kind of […]
What’s a Texas Cowboy Without Longhorns? Old cowboys would be surprised to see how the cow business has turned out. Back in the 1880s, Texas longhorn cattle appeared on their way out. The hard winters forced cattlemen to search for hardier steer breeds. Herefords and others replaced the longhorns. But after decades being considered an […]
Old West Romance and Mail Order Brides Countless stories have been told about bachelors in the Old West. We hear of mail order brides. It did happen fairly often. And with good reason. After the Civil War, few eligible men existed in the East for the surplus of women and widows. And the wild West had […]
The Long Trail Home, by Christy Award winning western author Stephen Bly Book 3 in the Fortunes of the Black Hills western family saga novels is a prodigal son story of redemption, forgiveness and restoration. Sam Fortune discovers the only way to escape the consequences of the past. Face the people left behind. “I told you […]
Taking A Head Count Thought about the phrase head count recently. I hadn’t seen Leroy since he took the job of foreman of the Slash H Ranch on the other side of the Salmon River. At Christmas I found him picking out presents at the feed store for his wife. Now, before you laugh, I […]
Inspiration At A Rodeo Event The rodeo event that requires a delicate balance of timing and brute strength is steer wrestling. A cowboy dives off the back of a galloping horse and grabs the steer by the horns. Then two horseback men break out of the box to chase the critter. One of them is […]
No Frills Faith On The Frontier Life out in the boonies helps simplify many things, such as lifestyles and frontier faith. On the frontier, you’re on your own, often isolated. Whether medical or law enforcement emergencies, you take care of it yourself. You don’t fit any set patterns except find what works. What Frontier Faith […]
When Everything Goes Haywire I was watching news on television as scientists explained what went haywire with the big old Hubble telescope. Seems like an ironic expression. A billion dollar telescope goes haywire? I wondered if those NASA officials had ever been around real haywire before. Some words are too good to keep on the […]
Living on the Spiritual Western Frontier A lot of people in our country think the Western frontier fully settled in the nineteenth century. But that’s not true in places like the old logging town of Winchester, Idaho. Regions like that still remain vast, unpopulated, very pragmatic and independent, sometimes dangerous, and always a bit wild. […]
Legendary Firearms of the Old West I suppose the history of the Old West could be told just by describing the firearms carried. Take the Hawken rifle, for instance, among many legendary guns, indeed. Winchester ’73s ruled the range during its era. The Colt Peacemaker stalked the towns. And the Sharp’s big 50 brought down […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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