"When I’m writing my historical stories, I have found that
looking through pictures of life during the story’s timeframe helps me get into
the mind of my characters. The best source is the website for the state where
the story is located, because I might happen upon a picture close to the
region. More often, I end up on either Google or Getty images due to the
quantity and variety of the images. Just the visuals of the buildings, the
isolation of a farm in the prairie, the clothes the people wore and the tools
they used reminds me of their tougher day-to-day living."
Linda Carroll-Bradd,
The
Ring That Binds
Widow Celina Innes, a dress shop owner in the small 1886 mining town of Aspen, Colorado, struggles to run her shop and live down her late husband’s bad choices for the sake of her four-year old daughter, Keena. She made the mistake of following after one man’s dream of striking it rich and has sworn not to do it again. Co-owner of Toussaint’s General Store, Mikel, watches this proud woman run a successful business but wishes he could make her life a little easier. He has to be contented by slipping treats to the child in hopes of pleasing her mama. When illness strikes the child, Celina turns to Mikel for help and they work together all night to get past the crisis, deepening their friendship. But when the crisis is over, Mikel disappears from Aspen and Celina learns he is seeking to increase his stores. How could she have been so wrong about the man? Can a woman sworn to put down roots and a man looking for more riches find happiness?
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