The following description is a synopsis of the Books in Women of the Drifting Anchor Ranch, series.
Ardis - Tall for women of the mid 1800's. She has lovely thick chestnut brown hair. Her eyes are golden-brown and seem to reflect the warmth of the sunshine, even on rainy days. Her sketching of humans capture the true essence of the individual. Skills of rising to any situation make detective work natural for her.
Sarah - She is The Leader of The People. The People have a home on the top of a mountain called Meleshe. She is petite at five foot two inches but she is strong of body and mind. She can sing beautifully and she is extremely unselfish. Members of her tribe that are much older than she is rely on her wisdom and judgement. It is time for her to be joined with Vanque. Is he the man she will spend her life with?
Celeste - She is born in France. Her father is the master vintner. He is the fourth generation of master vintner's from this vineyard. He will never own any land if he stays in France. He has a dream of owning his own vineyard. The family packs up and leaves for America. Celeste has hair of red sunshine, and green eyes. Her features are lovely, and her nose tilts up just a tiny bit at the end.
Angela - Left on the doorstep of an orphanage one very cold wintry night, Angela has no idea where she comes from. She's adopted by a man who turns out to be a thief and a murderer. He uses her to steal. Attempting to rob a safe from a private home she is wounded. Angela has waist length strawberry blond hair, naturally curly. Her eyes are crystal blue. Her skin is fair. She is not aware of her own natural beauty
Lily - Dressed in a tattered, patched old dress, Lily is painfully shy. Her family is large, with seven children and two parents. Her father is an angry alcoholic who drinks away any money that he makes. Her mother works very hard to try and support their large family on very little. Lily is beginning to show hints of womanly curves to come. Her smile radiates joy, but she doesn't smile very often. Her hair is shiny blue-black, like the wing of a beautiful bird. Lily lacks self-confidence.
Rose - Her husband Owen died, leaving her a ranch that makes her the richest woman in western Oregon. She wants to marry Blake Calkin. Rose has beautiful blue eyes, and black hair. Her skin is fair as a pink rose. Curvaceous in the same style as one of Rubin's paintings, she covers her feelings of inadequacy with a bold facade.
Beth - Starting out life as Wilhelmina Elizabeth Bond she is known as Willy, sometimes Wicked Willy throughout her childhood. She is very unusual looking. She has platinum blond hair. Her eyes are gray, like a stormy day in western Oregon. She is almost painfully thin. Eric Calkin will be her husband, she has set her mind that this will happen. As an adult she is known as Beth. Eric will marry her, right?
Tapestry - Just as a tapestry is usually a textile woven to show a picture, this last book in the series is the only book that is not stand alone. This book will weave any missing threads of the series together to finish the image.
