Under A Comanche Moon

by Pat Capps Mehaffey

Overview

"Mama," Jane's voice quavered, "I hear
Injuns up on the roof. Can they come down
the chimney?"

So began one of the many dangers faced by
Jane McGregor and her mother, Caroline, in
Comanche County, Texas in 1872.

A band of Comanche Indians captured two
small neighbor children. Jane's father,
Robert, and other area ranchers, had to find
them and negotiate their release -- avoidin

Product Details

BN ID:	2940045012546
Publisher:	Pat Capps Mehaffey
Publication date:	09/28/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	175 KB

About the Author

Pat Capps Mehaffey received a degree from Southwestern Graduate School of Banking at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. She had no interest in writing until her retirement after 30 years of employment as a bank officer.
Pat has been a member of Abilene Writers Guild, Writer’s Bloc of Granbury and Cisco Writers Club and participates in two critique groups.
Her published credits include two inspirational books of daily devotionals titled Lessons for Living and Strength Sufficient for the Day. Her short stories have appeared in Cup of Comfort, Rocking Chair Reader, Passager, Quotable Texas Women, The Noble Generation, This Path, From the Porch Swing, The Upper Room, and several issues of Guideposts.
Under a Comanche Moon is the first in a trilogy featuring Jane McGregor and her family, pioneer settlers in Texas. The second book, Shadows of the Comanche will be available in 2013.
A third book of daily devotionals, Out of the Darkness, will be published soon.
Pat, and husband Howard, toiled and rejoiced in equal parts while living in a big house on a big lake for many years. They currently reside near Fort Worth, Texas and enjoy the urban conveniences and proximity to family.