The Brazos

Rivers West #20

by Jory Sherman

Nancy Stafford leaves St. Louis with her husband and son, drawn to the promise of a new life in Texas, but when her family is killed by Comanche Indians, she is left alone, determined to build a home and life in honor of her family's memory. Original.

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 6, 1999

About the author

Jory Sherman was born in Minnesota and grew up in West Texas, Louisiana, and Colorado. He was a magazine editor for a time and had some of his work published, including some poetry, short stories and articles. Sherman had a friend who owned a publishing company and asked him to write a novel for the company. From that offer came five more novels, all written in one year. He wrote the supernatural mystery series, "Chill," which was somewhat revolutionary for the times, but which earned him an eight book contract. He then came up with the idea for "Rivers West," a series which had each book written by a different western author. Then came the "Baron Saga," the first of which was "Grass Kingdom" which earned Sherman a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in Letters. Sherman has also won the Spur Award for his contribution to Western Literature.