Autorka se ponořila do světa literatury již v dětství, inspirovaná klasickými příběhy a touhou po psaní, která ji provází celý život. Její raná tvorba, zaměřená na dětské čtenáře, získala uznání prostřednictvím národních publikací a několika ocenění. Později se autorka věnovala psaní pro dospělé, kde prozkoumává rozmanité žánry včetně románů a historických příběhů, často zasazených do malebných krajin Oregonu. Její styl se vyznačuje hlubokým vhledem do postav a vyprávěním, které čtenáře vtáhne do svého světa.
"In 1901 Kansas, newlyweds Jocelyn and Pete Pladson are determined to make Nickel Hill Ranch a successful cattle operation. For that to happen they must stop cattle rustlers who constantly plague their herd, defy a crazed woman with murder in her eye, and fight fire. A decision about two homeless youngsters who've landed on their doorstep and into their hearts is the easy part"--
Award-winning author Irene Bennett Brown's timeless tale of endurance, perseverance, and passion for life. Amity Whitford dared to stake a claim on the endless plains of western Kansas. She built her homestead, Dove's Nest, with her bare hands in an effort to tame the wild lands and carve out a place of her own. But the ravages of the sun and drying winds took their toll, putting her dreams and her livelihood in dire jeopardy. Desperate for funds, fiercely independent Amity accepted another challenge-to run for election as the county school superintendent. Her campaign was greeted with disbelief, scorn, open hostility...and interest. But as her dream came within reach, and her love for local newspaper publisher Chalk Holden dared to bloom in her heart, Amity's past returned, carrying with it a menace more fierce than any storm on the open plains...