Bit N Pieces

So....it would help readers to know a little bit about the series.  All of the books revolve around a man, Blake Calkin.  They are connected to him in different capacities, wife, daughter, daughter in law, or neighbor.  All of the books also revolve around a ranch, The Drifting Anchor Ranch, which is founded, and owned by Blake Calkin.

The ranch is in a fictional place in Oregon, twelve miles southeast of the actual historical town of Astoria, Oregon.  Astoria was named for the man John Jacob Astor who invested money into a group that traveled to the place and named Astoria after him.  It was a place of great wealth in the 1800's.  There were furs to be trapped, lumber to be harvested, and sold, the ocean was teeming with seafood, and there was a waterway from the interior of Oregon, (the Columbia River) to the Pacific Ocean.

John Jacob Astor never saw the town that was founded in his name.  If a town was named after me I would be on the next bike, horse, car, plane, bus, or train to that location.  I would want to make certain that my namesake town was worthy of my name.  Vivian does sound like a lovely name for town, don't you think?

Blake Calkin is married to three women....not at the same time.  He married Ardis first.  They had a wonderful son together, Eric.  Ardis only lived a few days after Eric was born.

Sarah was Blake's next wife.  She was tiny physically, but a powerhouse of spiritual energy.  She gave up leading her Native American tribe to marry Blake.  She and Blake created Jamie, a beloved son, and she died the day after Jamie was born.  Yet she is not completely gone.  She appears in spirit form to different people who are connected to the ranch one way or another.

Celeste is Blake's third wife.  It takes her years to convince him that they should marry.  He has become so superstitious after losing two wives shortly after they have given birth to his sons that he is convinced that being married to him is a curse.  He makes a vow to never marry again, and never have intimate relations with ANY woman knowing that it could cause pregnancy, and convinced that abstaining is a way to keep his "curse" from being repeated.

So these are some little facts about the series, and the area where I have based it.  Just a reminder, you can buy Beth Women of the Drifting Anchor Ranch at lulu.com in paperback format, or eformat for Nook, or other eformats.  If you wish to buy KINDLE format you can buy that at Amazon.com.  I write under the pen name of Vivian Varlowe.