Book One in The Oakleys Series
When his brother is kidnapped from their New Mexico cabin, 12-year-old Walter Oakley sets off in pursuit, launching a multi-generational saga. Following the Oakley family from 1800s frontier life among Apaches and Comanches through Prohibition-era Texas, Little Hatchet chronicles their courageous struggle for survival amid unimaginable tragedy, violence, and determination.
Silver Winner — Best New Fiction, IBPA’s Ben Franklin Awards
When a computer chip factory arrives in the West Texas ranch town of Conquistador, worlds collide. Third-generation cowboy Trace Malloy and Silicon Valley executive Blaine Witherspoon clash as drought and cultural tensions ignite. Loren C. Steffy’s The Big Empty explores what families will sacrifice for pride, tradition, and the future.
Published by Hill Country Press - An imprint of Stoney Creek Publishing
Homesteader Jacob Harker seeks vengeance after Comanches murder his family. Comanche leader White Knife mourns his wife, killed by white soldiers. As their paths converge on the Texas Panhandle, both men confront the cost of revenge and possibility of redemption. Max L. Knight’s Llano Estacado explores justice, forgiveness, and healing.
In this epic re-release, Donald Mace Williams adapts Beowulf to late nineteenth-century Texas in Wolfe. In Being Ninety, he reflects on more than nine decades of devotion to the writing life.
