Shining Mountains

What happens when you kill the imbecile son of the richest man in Virginia in 1826? You get a trial with a crooked judge and a death sentence. Twenty-year-old Cole Randall finds himself in that position. He manages to escape, and heads west. He nearly dies of exposure, and after being rescued by a mountain man, he takes up the life in the Rocky Mountains. All the while, the dead man's father is in hot pursuit. If you like westerns based on the Indian nations, this is for you. Very detailed and historical, and a very interesting ending.

School teacher Lauren Lane arrives, and takes on the task of educating a pack of unbelievably badly behaved settlers' kids. The results aren't exactly what either of them planned on. Lots of humor, some violence, adult language.

Becky's school receives a new crop of kids, even worse than the last bunch. Lauren Lane is pushed to her limits trying to teach the little felons, the worst of which is Lonnie Lindstrom, a cute little blonde with pigtails and a murderous streak. The government makes its first move against Becky's railroad, and learns a valuable lesson.