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    Under Familiar Stars: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #2
    Leaving Dixon's Crossing: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #1
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    The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy Series

    By Janet Brantley

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    About this series

    1943 -- Love has found her. But can it last?

     

    Mae Johnson marries the man she loves—only to see him depart for Europe to serve as a Medic in a horrible war.

    Oliver left her pregnant, but he doesn't know it yet.

    How will her pregnancy affect their relationship? How will it affect her war work?

     

    While he's away, she continues to do what she's been doing: build munitions of war.

    There's an irony there.

    She builds bombs and grenades to destroy, while he struggles to preserve lives.

     

    The year will be filled with challenges for them both.

     

    In Texarkana, Mae and her roommates meet and befriend members of an ill-fated jazz band.

    A devastating winter event leaves her reeling.

    Summer brings racial tensions to the fore in the city.

    And an old boyfriend resurfaces to plant the seeds of jealousy in her heart.

     

    In Europe, Oliver faces trials, too. His first assignment is in a large military hospital.

    That won't last, and he eventually accompanies American fighting forces as the Allies begin the liberation of Italy.

    At times he'll be filled with awe when his team is able to save severely wounded men.

    But he's brought to his knees when he can't save them all.

    Meetings with special soldiers will have a profound effect on him—

    As will the arrival of a team of American nurses.

     

    What will be the outcome for these friends turned lovers?

    Will the horrors of war weaken their marriage, strengthen it, or destroy it?

     

    Under Familiar Stars is volume 2 in the Dixon's Crossing Trilogy. It is approximately 350 pages.

    The first volume, Leaving Dixon's Crossing, is available now. Volume 3, the final installment, Secrets and Scars, is planned for release during the Fall of 2022.

     

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGulf Park Press
    Release dateApr 20, 2022
    Under Familiar Stars: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #2
    Leaving Dixon's Crossing: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #1

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    • 1

      Leaving Dixon's Crossing: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #1
      Leaving Dixon's Crossing: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #1

      Leaving Dixon's Crossing: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #1

      Janet Brantley
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      1941 – A liberated ROSIE the Riveter!   The last few years have been hard on everyone in Dixon's Crossing, Arkansas. But for Mae Johnson, things are looking up.   * She's managed to graduate high school, despite the rigors of the Depression. * She has a plan to escape the debilitating sharecropping life that would surely turn her into a copy of her hard-working, old-before-her-time mama. * The exciting city of Texarkana is calling to her like a siren song – and the pull is strong!   So – what could go wrong?   SHE'S ABOUT TO FIND OUT!   When Pearl Harbor sucks America into another World War, she finds her world turned upside down, with two ammo plants taking over Texarkana. "Fun and games" turns into serious war work. Can Mae really build bullets, grenades, and bombs without killing herself or someone else?   Plunked down in the middle of a society in upheaval, with men going off to war and women going off to work, how will she handle the changes? And with racial tensions on the rise, how will Mae face her own prejudices?   And what of her vow not to marry young? The stakes are higher now. Should she wed her good-guy best friend Oliver before he ships out? Stability, of a sort. Or perhaps bad-boy Frank, the ex-boyfriend she still loves, but who will bring nothing but uncertainty? Or neither? Maybe forget about love altogether!   Whatever – There's war work to be done!   Leaving Dixon's Crossing is the first volume in The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy. It is approximately 320 pages. Volume 2, Under Familiar Stars, will be published in April 2022, with the final volume coming in Fall 2022.

      1941 – A liberated ROSIE the Riveter!   The last few years have been hard on everyone in Dixon's Crossing, Arkansas. But for Mae Johnson, things are looking up.   * She's managed to graduate high school, despite the rigors of the Depression. * She has a plan to escape the debilitating sharecropping life that would surely turn her into a copy of her hard-working, old-before-her-time mama. * The exciting city of Texarkana is calling to her like a siren song – and the pull is strong!   So – what could go wrong?   SHE'S ABOUT TO FIND OUT!   When Pearl Harbor sucks America into another World War, she finds her world turned upside down, with two ammo plants taking over Texarkana. "Fun and games" turns into serious war work. Can Mae really build bullets, grenades, and bombs without killing herself or someone else?   Plunked down in the middle of a society in upheaval, with men going off to war and women going off to work, how will she handle the changes? And with racial tensions on the rise, how will Mae face her own prejudices?   And what of her vow not to marry young? The stakes are higher now. Should she wed her good-guy best friend Oliver before he ships out? Stability, of a sort. Or perhaps bad-boy Frank, the ex-boyfriend she still loves, but who will bring nothing but uncertainty? Or neither? Maybe forget about love altogether!   Whatever – There's war work to be done!   Leaving Dixon's Crossing is the first volume in The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy. It is approximately 320 pages. Volume 2, Under Familiar Stars, will be published in April 2022, with the final volume coming in Fall 2022.

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      Under Familiar Stars: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #2
      Under Familiar Stars: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #2

      Under Familiar Stars: The Dixon's Crossing Trilogy, #2

      Janet Brantley
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      1943 -- Love has found her. But can it last?   Mae Johnson marries the man she loves—only to see him depart for Europe to serve as a Medic in a horrible war. Oliver left her pregnant, but he doesn't know it yet. How will her pregnancy affect their relationship? How will it affect her war work?   While he's away, she continues to do what she's been doing: build munitions of war. There's an irony there. She builds bombs and grenades to destroy, while he struggles to preserve lives.   The year will be filled with challenges for them both.   In Texarkana, Mae and her roommates meet and befriend members of an ill-fated jazz band. A devastating winter event leaves her reeling. Summer brings racial tensions to the fore in the city. And an old boyfriend resurfaces to plant the seeds of jealousy in her heart.   In Europe, Oliver faces trials, too. His first assignment is in a large military hospital. That won't last, and he eventually accompanies American fighting forces as the Allies begin the liberation of Italy. At times he'll be filled with awe when his team is able to save severely wounded men. But he's brought to his knees when he can't save them all. Meetings with special soldiers will have a profound effect on him— As will the arrival of a team of American nurses.   What will be the outcome for these friends turned lovers? Will the horrors of war weaken their marriage, strengthen it, or destroy it?   Under Familiar Stars is volume 2 in the Dixon's Crossing Trilogy. It is approximately 350 pages. The first volume, Leaving Dixon's Crossing, is available now. Volume 3, the final installment, Secrets and Scars, is planned for release during the Fall of 2022.    

      1943 -- Love has found her. But can it last?   Mae Johnson marries the man she loves—only to see him depart for Europe to serve as a Medic in a horrible war. Oliver left her pregnant, but he doesn't know it yet. How will her pregnancy affect their relationship? How will it affect her war work?   While he's away, she continues to do what she's been doing: build munitions of war. There's an irony there. She builds bombs and grenades to destroy, while he struggles to preserve lives.   The year will be filled with challenges for them both.   In Texarkana, Mae and her roommates meet and befriend members of an ill-fated jazz band. A devastating winter event leaves her reeling. Summer brings racial tensions to the fore in the city. And an old boyfriend resurfaces to plant the seeds of jealousy in her heart.   In Europe, Oliver faces trials, too. His first assignment is in a large military hospital. That won't last, and he eventually accompanies American fighting forces as the Allies begin the liberation of Italy. At times he'll be filled with awe when his team is able to save severely wounded men. But he's brought to his knees when he can't save them all. Meetings with special soldiers will have a profound effect on him— As will the arrival of a team of American nurses.   What will be the outcome for these friends turned lovers? Will the horrors of war weaken their marriage, strengthen it, or destroy it?   Under Familiar Stars is volume 2 in the Dixon's Crossing Trilogy. It is approximately 350 pages. The first volume, Leaving Dixon's Crossing, is available now. Volume 3, the final installment, Secrets and Scars, is planned for release during the Fall of 2022.    

    Author

    Janet Brantley

    After living most of her life near Texarkana, Arkansas/Texas, Janet Brantley recently moved to Ocean Springs on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Oddly enough, her first novel, Murder by Any Other Name, was set here in 2015. Janet had a decades-long career in education, during which she taught Social Studies and Special Education to kids from Kindergarten to 12th grade—sometimes even at the same time. During the 1990s she went back to school herself and earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of North Texas (Denton), after which she taught at Texarkana College and Texas A&M University-Texarkana. Interviews she conducted for her dissertation led her to eventually begin work on her current series, of which this book is the first. You can find more info and some of Janet’s other writings at:  janetbrantleywrites.com. You can contact Janet at janetbrantleywriter@gmail.com.

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