Antoinette is in danger.After Red O'Neal delivers a beating to his half-brother Daniel for courting his sister Antoinette, she is sent to a convent until agreeing to marry an older, wealthier man.But after Antoinette manages to send a letter to her betrothed Lorenz MacDonald about the danger, he rescues her. Soon after, a neighboring ranch is attacked by Comanche raiders, and Antoinette and her mother-in-law are caught in a fight for life and death.Can their family survive the dangers of the violent Western frontier? Mari Collier was born on a farm in Iowa. The farm where she grew up had no electricity or inside bathroom. She has lived in Arizona, Washington, and Southern California. She and her husband, Lanny, met in high school and were married for forty-five years. She has worked as a loan collector, bookkeeper, receptionist, and Advanced Super Agent for Nintendo of America. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Twentynine Palms Historical Society, and still serves as a Docent and writes a column for the Old Schoolhouse Museum. She began writing at the age of eleven, but did not pursue publishing until retirement. There are now seven Chronicles of the Maca, three Tonath Chronicles, and four anthologies. She is now working on her memoirs. A series of science fiction / western novels by Mari Collier.
