JR Reynolds

	Historical fiction $16.95 USD   Buy now! Bennett & Hastings Publishing Amazon.com New book! Woman of Courage JR Reynolds   Genevieve Bell, a spirited eighteen-year-old student at Puget Sound College in 1914, is determined to be a voice for the women's rights movement. Despite ridicule by her professors and classmates, her courage is undaunted. Genevieve is sustained by the memory of her ancestors who journeyed west in a wagon train. She learned of their trials through colorful tales told by her grandmother, whose outlook has been shaped by the realities of hardship. She is young Genevieve's best friend in the Bell household, where traditional roles define how approaches to life taken by her mother and aunt display more cunning than courage. As Genevieve learns more about the political history of her country, she begins to think more of women's rights within the broader terms of human rights. When she learns about the hardships of a young Chinese maid in her college dormitory, she enlists the help of friends and undertakes revision of a state law that has been prohibiting the free movement of Chinese Americans. Despite the justice of her causes, Genevieve's college professors and classmates are more interested in the violent power struggles unfolding in Europe, where events are leading to war. Genevieve sees these as distant affairs, but she will eventually find her way to Europe, with a plan to prove that women can serve as equals alongside men. Paperback, Bennett & Hastings Publishing, $16.95 USD.   This is JR Reynolds second historical novel. The award-winning author lives and writes in Northwest Washington. She shares her home with her Westies, Gypsy Magic and Diana the Huntress.   JR Reynolds is the author's pen name. Contact her: Gina.Simpson@comcast.net

	Historical Fiction $12.20 USD Paperback $16.60 USD Hardcover     Buy now! AuthorHouse Amazon.com Barnes & Noble   Award winner! California Genealogical Society 2003 Sustenance of Courage  JR Reynolds     In the year 1846, sixteen-year-old Martha Burt and her family leave their homestead in Illinois and travel westward on the trail mapped out by Lewis and Clark on their return from the Oregon Territory to Missouri.   The men in the wagon train were energized by dreams of free land and a better life for all, dreams sometimes incomprehensible to their womenfolk, who endured incredible hardships on the journey.   The wagon train arrives in the Oregon Territory six months later, having survived sandstorms, Indian attacks, prairie fires, buffalo stampedes, and the death of many fellow travelers.   Martha grows from a sheltered young girl into a competent woman. The pioneers are deeply saddened by the loss of so many loved ones, yet are filled with hope by the possibilities the future holds.     About the award-winning author!   I was inspired to write my novel by a University of Washington professor, who desired a detailed account of women during a wagon train’s migration west, told in a captivating story for the youth of today, to interest the illiterate, and educate foreign students.   This is my first historical novel. I studied creative writing at Bellevue Community College, University of Washington, and University of Oklahoma.   I received a historical document award from the California Genealogical Society in 2003.   I reside in Bellevue, Washington, retired from a career in the medical field, raised four children as a single parent along with numerous West Highland White Terriers.   JR Reynolds is the author's pen name. Contact her: Gina.Simpson@comcast.net