February 6th, 2009

It’s official! The next project I’ll be working on is a biography of Elizabeth Custer. I spoke with my editor this morning and was given the green light. I’ve been fascinated with the Widow Custer for years. I visited the scene of Custer’s Last Stand in 2007 and wanted to write about how Elizabeth must have felt looking over the same plot of land so many years ago. And here I thought the last book I’d be contracted to write for a major publishing house was the Cody book – I’m grateful. Next month is National Women’s Heritage Month. I have a lot of signings scheduled around the state in March. I’m going to try and visit my brother and my nephew soon. Corey will know me, but Rick?. He suffered quite extensive trauma in the beating and rape at Beaumont. It’s heartbreaking. I hurt for my parents. My mom will probably never fully recover from all that happened either. She seldom if ever leaves her house. The actions of two disturbed creatures haunt our lives. The real guilty parties are still out there waiting to destroy again. I sincerely hope it’s true that what goes around comes around. The lies will be found out and sooner than they know. Elizabeth Custer believed the same thing. And she was ultimately proved right. God is good no matter what!