MARIPOSA - BOOK ONE - THE QUEST is the beguiling first novel in a sweeping family saga set during thegilded age of the aristocratic cattle barons in Wyoming Territory in the American West. British twins Damien and Brendon Whittaker have loved Harper Begbie, a gifted artist, since they were children growing up in the cattle country of Herefordshire, England. Always lurking around the edges of this pastoral idyll, is Peggy Abbot, an evil neighborhood girl and Harper's nemesis. When their father dies in 1875, the twins make plans to export their prized Herefords to Wyoming Territory where men of vision are finding phenomenal success. By this time, Harper has given her heart to Damien but it is Peggy who tricks him into marrying her. In order to follow Damien to their new life, Harper agrees to marry Brendon despite not loving him. In America, the Whittakers establish their vast cattle ranch the Mariposa on the boundless grasslands of Wyoming Territory and become wealthy beyond their wildest imagination. Yet, their private lives lie in shambles when Peggy's evil brings unspeakable tragedy to the Mariposa. It is Harper's artistic genius that allows her to heal and reclaim Damien's love even as they face an uncertain economic future where only the most stalwart and courageous ranchers will survive. United and deeply in love, Harper and Damien embark on the quest to weather the storm and save their beloved Mariposa. Wyoming Territory
About the Author Jeannie Hudson grew up on a cattle ranch in Wyoming where her rapport with animals was nourished in a country environment. She attended Casper College where she was the only student to serve as editor of the campus newspaper, The Chinook, for two years and received a full scholarship. While at the University of Wyoming, she began writing full-time and began selling short stories to national magazines. Over the next two decades, she obtained an agent and sold four suspense novels while raising Arabian show horses. After a move to Minnesota, she continued writing and raised show beagles. When she returned to the West, she took up watercolor painting which she has pursued along with writing over the past ten years. She lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota with her husband Adam, an artist, and two rambunctious beagles, Murphy and Bailey.
