Georgia Belle
Georgia Belle by Stephanie Anderson, published by iUniverse in April 2009, is a historical fiction novel set in 1886 Prescott, Arizona. The story follows Georgia Belle as she navigates the turmoil surrounding her husband’s trial for the murder of the marshal. While confined in a boarding house next to the jail, Georgia anxiously awaits the verdict, grappling with the indifference of the townsfolk regarding her husband’s guilt. After he is found guilty and hanged, Georgia is forced to sell her ranch and leave her daughters with her father, setting off on a new path.
Readers will find a narrative that explores Georgia’s resilience as she partners with Ben Anderson, a bounty hunter, to build a cattle ranch while facing the challenges of life in a male-dominated society. The novel delves into themes of survival and secrecy as Georgia confronts her past and the dangers that loom over her new life in California. With 272 pages, this edition presents a vivid portrayal of the Old West and the complexities of a woman’s journey during that era.
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It’s 1886 in dusty Prescott, Arizona and young Georgia Belle is dragged into town with her two daughters to face the trial of her husband who is accused of murdering the marshal.
Locked up in the boarding house next to the jail, Georgia anxiously awaits the verdict and soon senses that nobody cares if her abusive husband is the real killer or not. Found guilty, her husband is hanged. In the meantime, the townsfolk gossip and speculate whether Georgia is really a gunslinger who rides the range. Forced to sell the ranch, she leaves her daughters with her father, and solicits the aide of a whorehouse madam who introduces her to Ben Anderson, a successful bounty hunter with an ego bigger than the Grand Canyon. Together, they have a son and build a working cattle ranch, but Ben has many enemies and Georgia can’t shake an undeniable feeling of impending danger. After Georgia’s dreams go up in smoke, she starts her life again in California, this time with her son.
Georgia must learn to deal with the difficulties of living in a man’s world in the Old West, while managing to keep a few dark secrets along the way.
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