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Can they find her son in time? Sophie Cayes is on the road to success as an artist, until her ex-husband threatens to sue for full custody of their son. Upon learning of a guest ranch in Eastern Washington that keeps a room open for women in need, she grabs her son and bolts.
Although Chad Davis loves starting colts on the Seven Tine Guest Ranch, his goal is to have his own spread. Everything’s on course until a woman and her preschool son show up. He’s not thrilled about helping out. Until the boy comes up missing. On his watch. Along with a tribal cop, they head back to Montana in search of the boy, knowing his dad was the one who kidnapped him. Sophie prays they find him before her ex-husband and his new wife go on the run. Taking her son with them.
While the story of Sophie Cayes in Renewed Hope is fictional, the theme of domestic violence and abuse toward indigenous women is very real and happens at a rate far exceeding the national average. In fact, in 2021, President Joe Biden signed the “Executive Order on Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People” (MMIP). Author Carmen Peone, who lost a niece to domestic violence, hopes to shed even more light on this subject.
Peone is an award-winning author of young adult and inspirational western romantic suspense. She worked with a tribal elder, Marguerite Ensminger, for three years learning the Arrow Lakes Language and various cultural traditions, which led to her writing career. With the love of history and the western woman’s lifestyle, she weaves healing, hope, and horses into her stories. With a thread of romance. She lives with her husband on the Colville Confederated Indian Reservation in northeast Washington. Learn more about Renewed Hope at shop.ironstreammedia.com. †
