When the Leaving is Hard

by Sadie Conall

It's now September 1808 and Madeleine and Ryder are making plans to leave the Snake River Plain and return to England after more than four years away. Traveling with them on the rivers in two birch bark canoes is Te'tukhe, two young children and a young Bannock man who Madeleine thinks of as her brother. They have just two months to reach the Corrigan Ranch in St Louis before the worst of winter hits, but can they do it, or are Ryder and Madeleine destined to once more be parted from each other.

418 pages, Paperback

Published May 21, 2024

About the author

This author is also published under Quinn Carno.

I’ve been writing stories since I was a child. I'll read anything, but the book has to grab me from the first page and if I can achieve that in my own stories, then I think that’s when a little bit of magic happens.

I've written two series and co-authored one book.

The first series is Madeleine, a historical American frontier series of nine books which has some paranormal for those who love Native American folklore, spirit guides and spirit animals. The first book begins in 1799 in the pacific northwest of the New World where Ryder Benedict goes to find answers to his past. This is long before the west was settled by Europeans, when tribes still fought with bows and arrows and lances and when bison herds still roamed across the great plains and numbered in their millions. In this series you'll travel to England, where Europe is a powder keg due to the ambitions of Napoleon Bonaparte. If you love adventure in the old days of fur trappers, native Americans, some paranormal with spirit guides, then you may like these books There are six books already published with Book 7 due to be published late 2024 and Book 8 and 9 in early 2025. Most of these books are big reads with 400-530 pages long, filled with love and loss, ambition and greed, jealousy and hate and ultimately revenge.
Order of the series:
When the Wolf Loves
When the Wolf Hunts
When the Wolf Bites
When the Wolf Dreams
When the Wolf Breathes
When the Leaving is Hard
Book 7
Books 8 and 9 will be coming in early 2025.
These books are in KindleUnlimited.

My second series is two books in the escape west by wagon train series. This tells the adventures of two young women escaping west to start new lives, never expecting to find love on the way.
Order of the series:
Ella
Ruby
Both these books are in Amazon Prime and KindleUnlimited.

The book I co-wrote with my friend Carena McGregor is the first book in a series called Brides Bound for Oregon. I wrote this under the name Quinn Carno to keep this series separate from my Sadie Conall books. I hope to write some books using this name in a more modern genre some day soon, meanwhile Carena will carry on the series without me, due to the workload of my own books.
These books are in KindleUnlimited.

I also hope to start work on the Archard family in 2025 once I've put Ryder and Madeleine to rest, although I'm fine with that after nine books. You first met the Archard family in Ruby and I'm planning on writing three books in this series.
Order of Series:
Scarlett
Levi
Jed

Come visit me or join my newsletter at www.sadieconall.com or write to me at sadieconallauthor@gmail.com

Reviews

[Charlotte A Timmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read

This has been a wonderful series of books. So spell binding that they are hard to put down. I am thinking of starting them all over again while waiting for the next one to come along. The only little bit of criticism is that they could have been edited a little better, but it didn’t take away from the story at all.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again, I have really enjoyed reading this book (one of a number in the series beginning with ‘When the Wolf Loves’). I am so sad to have come to the end, and cannot wait for the next book! The story is well-researched and the characters are well-drawn. My only reservation is that the writing is spoiled by too much repetition and lack of refinement. In addition, the proofreading has not been thorough enough. Perhaps this is just me, as I’m an English teacher, and notice grammatical errors and lack of coherence and cohesion in writing. Nevertheless, I would really recommend this series to readers who appreciate a good tale full of intrigue, action and beautiful settings.

[Martha Coker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent writer

Said Conall is one the better writer I have read. Her details included in stories adds so much to the story. Her knowledge of the history of the individuals, add to the story. Once you start reading you don't want to put the book down. You become part of the story and want to what lays ahead at the next turn. Excellent actor and books.

[Gina McLaren · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow could not put these books down!

Love this series of books brilliant story with lots of great characters and historical insights. An amazing read can’t wait for book 7

[Helen Bieringer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love, love, loved it. It was so good to have Ryder and Madeleine back. I can hardly wait for the next two in this series. Sadie Connor is a fabulous author.