The West Virginian

By Sharon Brondos

Family Comes First

Charismatic frontierman Jacob Barr has made a life for himself and his twelve–year–old daughter deep in the forests of West Virginia. But his success has brought him enemies, and now his home, Jacob's Well–the unique community he created–is no longer the safe haven it was. Even his child's life is in danger.

Jake trusts no one but himself and he guards his secrets well. Until he meets Dawn Sutton, the reporter who's determined to scoop the story behind Jake Barr.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Sep 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9781488723377

Sharon Brondos

Sharon Brondos began reading mystery/crime/thriller novels about half a century ago when Ellery Queen Rex Stout and Earl Stanley Gardner were in vogue for US readers. Her "mystery mentor her mother, Elaine, was a dedicated mystery buff, taking as many books from the local library as possible each week and making a tiny mark on the corner of a back page so she would know not to re-checkout that book. During the following fifty years, Sharon has published two dozen commercial novels, a double handful of short stories, non-fiction articles and poems. She lives with husband and cats in Wyoming. Three adult children and a growing number of grandchildren are in various locales around the country.