Shining Moon, an Arapaho Indian took shelter in a barn during a violent storm, only to wake up to people arguing. It was a man and a woman and the man was forcing himself on the lady. Defending her honor, Shining Moon jumped in to save her from a sad fate, killing her want to be lover. Escaping out the back door of the barn, he finds her following him. "You cannot go with me, don't your realize what would happen if they caught a white girl with a torn dress and a Indian?" He told her. But she followed anyway. Now they were on a journey to flee her irate father. But if they were caught Moon knew he'd be hanged without a trial, and she'd be scorned. They had to run now!
By now most of you know that Rita Hestand is from Texas, that she's a widow, a mother, and a grandmother. You know that she was an only child, and that she traveled the US as a child extensively. What made her a writer was the fact that she was an only child growing up in an age when a kid had to use their imagination to entertain themselves. You probably know that she acted out her first books in the backyard all over the countryside.
Rita worked most of her adult life, but one job she’s especially proud of is as a day care provider in her home for twenty years. Helping to raise her own grandchildren to school age, it seemed only natural to enroll in the Institute of Children's Literature, where she graduated in 1997. Rita writes children's books, poetry and romance, along with plays and short stories.
She's a member of Books We Love, WRW, and a firm believer that learning should never stop. But above all, she believes that one should NEVER GIVE UP!
Wow! It amazes me how many stories an author has inside of them! As you know I’m reading Rita Hestand’s Dream Catcher series and I do not have the words to express how much I’m in awe with her writing talent! As usual I enjoy the characters and have imagined what each one looks like. This is a heartfelt story! Keep the tissues handy and by all means read this series you won’t regret it! HAPPY READING 😊