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Michael J. Roueche, author of Beyond the Wood grew up in Virginia. Always a romantic, only in more recent years did he discover the Civil War, thanks to Bruce Catton books and Michael Schaara’s Killer Angels. He and his wife now live in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking and exploring the High Plains and Rocky Mountains, with their alpine vistas, aspen groves and evergreen forests, and amazing wildlife. They have five children and several grandchildren.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 73 ratings · 22 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Beyond the Wood (Beyond the Wood, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A River Divides (Beyond the Wood, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tempting Skies (Beyond the Wood, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Wood by Michael J. Roueche (2011-11-29) by Michael J. Roueche (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Indie Book Award Honors “Tempting Skies”

Tempting Skies was named finalist by 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards

I’m grateful to note that Tempting Skies, Beyond the Wood Book 3, has been named one of the best indie books of 2017 by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG).

The group formalized the recognition by naming the Civil War novel a finalist in its 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The awards were presented May 31 in a ceremony at the Harvard Club in New York City.

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