Francesca di Paoli, an immigrant fallen on hard times, reaches what she hopes is a safe haven in Jackson Hole in June, 1925 . . . only to narrowly miss dying in the historic Gros Ventre landslide. Hired as a cook at the Snake River Dude Ranch, she and the rest of the valley inhabitants watch a new lake form along a dammed river. Poised above homes and ranches, will the three-hundred foot wall of debris hold back the waters? Over the next two years of the Roaring Twenties, Francesca’s fate entwines with the Sutton family who own the ranch. The firstborn, William, appears to be the steady one, but harbors a longing to be seen as more than the owner's son. Bryce, believing his parents care more for William, spends time away from home . . . until he decides to compete with his brother for Francesca. Tensions rise as Bitter Waters, the Nez Perce uncle of the Sutton men comes to the ranch to die, raking up secrets of their heritage and attracting the attention of the Ku Klux Klan. In the valley, ranchers clash over a controversial proposal to make Jackson Hole a new National Park . . . and residents continue to fear the unstable slide block as earth tremors shake its foundation. Swept up in the floodtide of history, what will become of Francesca, William, and Bryce?

HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING...

2011 Spur Award Finalist – Western Writers of America.

 2011 New Mexico Press Women Novel of the Year.

Lucia St. Clair Robson, Spur Award winning author of Ride the Wind:  "A vivid portrait of ranch life and a devastating natural disaster." 

Robert Vaughan, New York Times Bestselling Author, Pulitzer Nominee, and Spur Award winner (as K.C. McKenna):   "Linda Jacobs writes with power and authority about people you care about in one of the most fascinating places and times."

Jane Kirkpatrick, best-selling author of An Absence so Great:  "A captivating page turner that lets us all know why Linda Jacobs is an award-winning writer." 

Sherry Monahan, Author, True West columnist, and Wrangler Award Winner:  "Jackson Hole Journey is another 'can't put it down' by Linda Jacobs. I hated to see it end.

Jane Kirkpatrick, best-selling author of An Absence so Great:   "A captivating page turner that lets us all know why Linda Jacobs is an award-winning writer." 

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