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CORRIE STEPHENS is eager to learn about ranch life, but reluctant to become involved; it’s just not worth the heartache. Rancher J McClure, on the other hand, has been alone too long. Tenderfoot draws the reader into the story’s strong emotions based on family, love, and the first-hand adventure of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. A romantic suspense story, Tenderfoot takes place on a working cattle ranch in 1980, the year the world remembers for the catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens. Although the story is fiction, incidents relating to the mountain are true and accurately portrayed. Tenderfoot is available through your favorite bookseller, or through publisher Treble Heart Books. Personalized copies may be ordered from MaryTrimbleBooks or by return email. $13.50 U.S. ISBN 978-1-936127-09-2 “... a finely told tale... above all, Tenderfoot is a story about love: love of the land, love of each other and love that forgives and moves on, reaching past the comforts of familiarity into the tempest of the unknown where love and life truly bloom. A page turner and a delight.”
....Jane Kirkpatrick, Award-winning author of A Flickering Light
“A woman seeking to come to terms with her past and start anew, a man torn between his need for love and his responsibilities, a mountain poised to erupt. Mary Trimble kept me on the edge of my seat with this compelling story set during the spring of 1980 as Mount St. Helens trembled and shook. Tenderfoot is one explosive read!”
....Suzanne Lyon, Author of A Heart for Any Fate
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In McClellan's Bluff, Leslie Cahill, seventeen, falls in love with an "older" man, twenty-eight year old Sloan Stroh. She's flattered by the attention of this neighboring cowboy and is swept along by her strong emotions. Sloan dominates Leslie's every thought. Her father and brother strongly object to the relationship, not only because of the considerable age difference, but because they do not trust Sloan's intentions. Leslie learns Sloan's dark secret, which dates back many years to her mother's death. McClellan's Bluff takes place in Washington's ranch country.
Mary Trimble proves her gift for confronting the complexities teens face as they learn to define their identities and establish their independence as young adults. Indeed, Trimble truly understands the driving restlessness of teen years and the incredible attraction inherent in the interest of a much older man.
Review by Cindy Penn, http://wordweaving.com   |
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When Leslie Cahill, a rancher's daughter, learns that her father plans to enroll her in Rosemount Academy, an exclusive girls' school in the city, she puts up every resistance she can muster. She doesn't understand the motivation behind his decision and feels rejected. Leslie loves her home, her life. Her greatest joy is riding her Appaloosa mare, Polly, over Eastern Washington's rolling hills.
  Leslie fails to change her father's mind and resorts to a more drastic plan. As a runaway, Leslie finds herself in Eastern Oregon's wilderness and its sprawling ranch country. She is unprepared for the trials that beset her - harsh land that presents frightening challenges and people who take advantage of her vulnerability. Along the way she also discovers kindness among strangers who help her find strength within herself to survive.
ROSEMOUNT by Mary E. Trimble is a must read for all teenagers contemplating running away, and every parent of teenagers. Thoughtful and entertaining, ROSEMOUNT is a fictional account of an all too common story of a teen running from home. ROSEMOUNT clearly demonstrates how a successful, happy teen can resort to extreme action when no other options seem available. Review by Cindy Penn, http://wordweaving.com |
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