Bio: KyLee Woodley teaches preschool at a lab school in Texas where she lives with her husband of 18 years and their three teenage children. Having been raised in the Pacific Northwest and spent part of her adult life in Texas, she has a deep respect for American values. She grew up in an impoverished area and began ministering to homeless, drug addicted, and desperate people while in her teens. As a result, she feels a deep sense of concern for society’s unloved. This comes through in her stories, enriched with historical detail that shows how loving the unlovely is a timeless need. On weekends, KyLee cohosts and produces the Historical Bookworm Show—a steadily growing author interview podcast for history lovers and readers of historical fiction.
The Bandit’s Redemption
A French refugee with a dangerous past. A reluctant heir with a heart of gold. In a treacherous journey across the Idaho Territory, they will have to trust each other to find the truth they’ve both been seeking.
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Lorraine Durand struggles to make a home in the American West after escaping German-occupied France. She turns to a life of crime, believing that is the only way to help those she left behind. Despite the danger, she urges her comrades to release the handsome heir they captured while robbing a gold shipment.
When Jesse Alexander finds himself at the mercy of a pack of thieves, he focuses on Lorraine, hoping she will be easily subdued. The female bandit proves to be tougher than he expects, and the woman who tried to be his ally is pitted against him out of sheer distrust.
As they fight to survive against the harsh wilderness and their own conflicting desires, they soon discover that Jesse has been targeted by a powerful man in Utah. The trek from the mountains in Idaho to Salt Lake City holds many dangers. Can Jesse and Lorraine brave the wilderness ahead with the shadows of their pasts burning a trail behind them?
