Dudes Rush In
It’s 1952, and restless war widow Phoebe McFarland decides to change her life and leave her home in San Francisco to spend six months on her sister-in-law’s dude ranch in Tribulation, Arizona. But Tribulation soon lives up to its name when secrets from the town’s past collide with a shocking revelation of her own, leading Phoebe down a trail to both discovery and danger.
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Reviews of Dudes Rush In:
“Dudes Rush In is the touching story of two bereft women, separated by decades, whose lives cross in the most unexpected manner.”
– Donis Casey, author of The Wrong Girl and Valentino Will Die.
“This page turner of a novel truly captures and illustrates the hospitality and ambiance of an Arizona dude ranch in the 1950s and even today.”
– Bryce Albright, Executive Director, Dude Ranchers’ Association.
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