Beyond Always is part of the I Heart SapphFic reading challenge for the week of December 2nd, 2024. It's for the Growing Older category, and will run from December 2nd to December 6th. If you haven't gotten a copy of the new version of the book, this is a great time to do so.
In the new book version, there is a change in a major plot point from the original book - because I just couldn't leave it the way it was.
Here's the blurb:
Time waits for no one. Amanda learns this the hard way when her grandparent’s lives change almost overnight, throwing her entire family into disarray. Life at the Rocking W Ranch is never dull, as Lex & Amanda juggle raising a moody preteen, her talkative younger sister, and a toddler who takes “no” as a personal challenge. To make matters worse, Lex is struck by an illness even she has trouble ignoring, leaving Amanda torn between family responsibilities and her need to be with the other half of her heart. When a massive storm strikes as family members are spread throughout Somerville and the ranch, everyone learns how precious life can be.
Now Available!
Here's the blurb:
All of her life Janie Clarke has been told what to do. First by her father, then by the boyfriend her father picked out. Already disillusioned with life in the small town of Piperton, Janie feels trapped until a stranger arrives and gives her a reason to rebel.
Sam Hendrickson’s travels have taken her all over the Southwest. She’s never stayed in one place long enough to call it home. Doing odd jobs to pay for her food and gas, she thinks her life is just fine. Until Fate intervenes. On her way to Dallas, her car breaks down in the run-down town of Piperton. Sam’s never concerned herself over what other people think, but the small minds of a West Texas town may be more than she bargained for – especially when she meets Janie.
Their uneasy friendship causes events to unfold that threaten to change everything, and Sam unwittingly becomes the catalyst to alter not only Janie’s life, but the lives of others – including her own.
And now for the BIGGEST news! I've finished the newest installment in the Somerville Series featuring Lex & Amanda. It's titled Once More.
Here's the blurb:
What would you do to save the person you love?
Eighteen years after Lex first rescued Amanda from flooded waters that washed her car into the creek, the couple continue to face the challenges of running the Rocking W ranch, contributing to their community, and, most challenging of all, raising their children.
While Lex trains a bumbling new hire, Amanda discovers outside interests that are ready to decimate their hometown. The poisoning of their cattle brings an old foe bent on revenge, and a peaceful day turns into a fight for survival. Compared to that, parenthood, and their daughter Lorrie’s first teenage crush should be a breeze…right?