Sway with the Wind: A Prequel Novella (Desert of Dreams Series)

After a tragic accident kills her parents in 1959, eleven-year-old Anne is sent to live with her grandpa on his ranch in the remote desert community of Lovejoy, a place that's never brought her love nor joy. She struggles to adapt to her new reality where she has no place in the world, isolated in a town of dust devils, Joshua trees, and tumbleweeds, iconic of the old Westerns. She searches for solace in the hidden beauty of the desert.

When developers come to town seeking to build a lake and rename the community Lake Los Angeles, her grandpa sees the outsiders as just that-outsiders who are challenging his way of life. His lead ranch hand thinks it's time to sell the homestead to encourage land development. Anne is stuck in the middle with only Steve, the ranch hand's son on her side.

Can Anne find peace amidst the winds of change, and will love find her along the way?

A standalone prequel novella to the Desert of Dreams Series from award-winning author Amanda LaPera, Sway with the Wind lays the foundation for the books that follow. Check out Dare to Dream and Reach for Hope, the next two full-length novels in the series.