Fresh out of a Pennsylvania penitentiary armed with a marketing degree, Kate Neilson heads to Wyoming anticipating an anonymous new beginning as a guest-ranch employee. A typical twenty-five-year-old woman might be looking to lasso a cowboy, but her only desire is to get on with life on the outside—despite her growing interest in the ranch owner. When she discovers a violent ex-lover followed her west, she fears the past she hoped to hide will imprison her once again.

Winds of Wyoming

Religion & Spirituality

Lyles, Rebecca Carey

Christian Books & Bibles

StoneHouse Ink

Winter storms blast across the Whispering Pines Guest Ranch, and a cold wind blows through Kate Neilson’s soul. Despite her pain, Kate’s well-being takes a backseat to the needs of loved ones: her best friend, who’s been ensnared by evil; her failing great-aunt, whose dementia care keeps Kate guessing; and Laura and Mike Duncan, whose ranch and livelihood are threatened by a land-grabbing neighbor. “Hooray! Another chance to join Kate Nielson as she uses the gritty street smarts of her difficult past and the assurance of her unfolding faith to find her way and protect the ones she loves. In Winds of Freedom, Rebecca Carey Lyles has once again created authentic characters who confront real-life intrigue and adventure in today’s Wild West. From the mountains of Wyoming to the sordid underside of Dallas, Kate and her friends make their way with humor, passion, gentle love and tough determination—and like their Savior, they never leave a friend behind. Winds of Freedom is an exciting and moving sequel of loss and redemption, and like Winds of Wyoming, this book will leave readers wanting more of Kate Nielson and more of Rebecca Carey Lyles’s fiction.”—Lisa Michelle Hess, author, blogger and editor “Winds of Freedom by Rebecca Lyles is not only an entertaining read, it is another courageous assault on the hideous crime of human trafficking. I applaud the author’s willingness to tackle this topic and to help educate us in the depth of its evil. Awareness is the first step in setting the captives free—and then the challenge to each of us to get involved. Together we can make a difference! Do not miss this excellent book!”—Kathi Macias (www.boldfiction.com) is an award-winning author of 40 books, including The Freedom Series (Deliver Me From Evil; Special Delivery; The Deliverer), novels written around the topic of human trafficking ,br&gt;“Rebecca Carey Lyles weaves a gripping tale filled with eye-opening twists and turns. A few familiar characters from Winds of Wyoming hold your hand on this fast-paced roller coaster suspense ride.”—Heather Humrichouse, freelance writer

Winds of Freedom: A Kate Neilson Novel (Kate Neilson Series)

Perpedit, Ink

Four authors who also happen to be friends. Sixteen unique short stories. From tales of spies and trains and John Wayne, to monks, magic and marriage, readers will be entertained, challenged and inspired. The stories are as varied as the authors, yet they each portray individuals transitioning through the passageways of life. Valerie D. Gray, Lisa Michelle Hess, Peter Leavell and Rebecca Carey Lyles met several years ago at a newly formed writers group in a back corner of Rediscovered Books, an Idaho indie bookstore. Over time, they became critique partners who share the ups and downs of the writing life as well as act as first readers for one another’s work.

Passageways: A Short Story Collection

Literature & Fiction

Leavell, Peter R

Gray, Valerie D

Hess, Lisa Michelle

Short Stories & Anthologies

A beautiful ex-felon who’s had her fill of men. A crotchety old ranch hand who loved and lost. A busy, lonely rancher facing a difficult summer. Marketing degree in hand, Kate Neilson leaves a Pennsylvania penitentiary and heads for an internship on a Wyoming guest ranch determined to live a better life, despite others’ attempts to drag her back into the pit. Cyrus Moore, a longtime ranch hand embittered by the loss of women he once loved, vows to make life difficult for an “over-educated” new employee who resembles Susan, his daughter who left for college and never returned. Tending the livestock and preparing for his guest ranch’s summer season, which begins soon, occupy a good portion of Mike Duncan’s thoughts and waking hours. Yet, loneliness plucks his heartstrings like a lost melody. Winds of Hope is the prequel to the Kate Neilson Series, contemporary romantic suspense novels set on the Whispering Pines, a picturesque guest ranch. If you like engaging characters, vivid locations and high-octane action, you’ll love Winds of Hope and the other Kate Neilson stories that follow—Winds of Wyoming, Winds of Freedom and Winds of Change.

Winds of Hope: Prequel to the Kate Neilson Series

Perpedit Publishing, Ink

Will Kate Neilson’s past imprison her again? Fresh out of a Pennsylvania penitentiary armed with a marketing degree, Kate Neilson heads to Wyoming anticipating an anonymous new beginning as a guest-ranch employee. A typical twenty-five-year-old woman might be looking to lasso a cowboy, but her only desire is to get on with life on the outside—despite her growing interest in the ranch owner. When she discovers a violent ex-lover followed her west, she fears the past she hoped to hide will imprison her once again.

Winds of Wyoming: A Kate Neilson Novel (Kate Neilson Series)