After the Dying Time: To Catch a Wild Rose

by Sally Six

Rose is a headstrong young woman. Her brother had brought word to the ranch that strangers were in the valley below them. Her curiosity got the best of her and she just had to see them. The next thing she knew her head was bagged in a very smelly bag and she was thrown over a horse. The Hun's have her. Death has stalked the world and few have survived. A quick swift flu hit without warning except to Gilbert Wolf and his blood brothers. His vision was very vivid of the dying time. A few families have gathered together to survive and through the years have prospered and spread out. Invaders now have come to raid and murder, a gang that fancies themselves New Age Huns. Rose has been captured by the Huns and must find a way to escape or die trying. On a nearby ranch the family friend and Shaman Gilbert Wolf had a vision of Rose's capture. They trusted his visions. Now could he get to her father and family in time to tell them and warn them of Rose's capture before she did something stupid.

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 18, 2014

Reviews

[Coral Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The world as we know it has changed. An enhanced flu ravaged the world leaving the survivors with little of modern day infrastructure or conveniences. A few families were able to mostly escape this flu from Gilbert's vision of the dying time and move into the mountains. Many years later, the families have settled after surviving nature and man. Rose is a wanderer and was too young to remember the truly difficult times and battles to keep them safe. News of invaders setting up in the nearby valley intrigue her and she goes for a closer look. These invaders believe themselves to be new age Huns, take what they want, make others their slaves, and hold women as possessions. This does not bode well for Rose when she is captured.

A captivating read and very difficult to put down after I started. I was anxious for Rose from the start and her attitude greatly differs from the Hun women and what is expected of a female slave. I love the families that have banded together and their support of one another as well as the training they maintain to keep themselves safe.