Native American Literature, Family Saga Fiction, Western, Biographical Fiction, Western
Date Published: 06-01-2025
Told with vivid detail, this is the story of a man caught between loyalty and his past, between a brother’s shadow and the light of his own becoming. A tale of love, betrayal, and the quiet courage it takes to change your fate.
From a stagecoach town in Tennessee to the first railroad towns of the Indian Territory, we delve into the lives of the charismatic and flawed brothers, Matt and Robert. Their sibling dynamic shapes the lives of the entire Brown family, steering them down a road of familial struggles and cultural clashes.
Matt always idolized his oldest brother, Robert – a smooth-talking charmer who taught him at a young age to live hard and win big. Following Robert’s footsteps, Matt is drawn into a life of high-stakes games and deception. Then he meets Milla. Sharp-eyed, brave, and unafraid to speak the truth, Milla is a woman rooted in her Choctaw heritage, carrying both strength and sorrow in equal measure. For the first time, Matt imagines a different future. But the past doesn’t let go easily and buried secrets never stay buried for long, clawing their way back to the surface when you least expect it. Now, Matt must choose between what consumes him and the life he wants to build.
Set against the raw beauty of the Choctaw Nation, this is a powerful story of blood ties and hard choices, of the people we love and the ones we betray. Gritty, tender, and unforgettable—this is where redemption begins.
Interview with (R.G. Stanford) – Thank you for including me!
What is your favorite part of the book?
The letter from the author is my favorite part. I took the time to explain to the reader why I wrote the book and where I researched my “truths”. It is an intimate connection with the reader.
Does your book have a lesson? Moral?
A lesson of family bonds, the bonds we are born into and the bonds we form outside our family. Also, what it may take to change your fate.
Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
All the main characters are real people as are a lot of the secondary characters. Some are completely made up. I leave it to the reader to decide which ones are made up.
Of all the characters you have created, which is your favorite and why?
Milla is my favorite. Although I didn’t create her, I did develop her. I feel as though I have known her all my life now and I identify with her. She is my Choctaw blood connection, and I see myself in her.
What character in your book are you least likely to get along with?
Dunkin, the man in the saloon in St, Luis. I know men like him and would not give him the time of day.
What would the main character in your book have to say about you?
Matt would say that I was courageous about searching for the truth, uncovering it, and writing about it. I think he would be proud.
Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?
I am writing a series which will go back in time to the Trail of Tears and follow my Choctaw ancestor across the Mississippi to the Indian Territory. However, each book will also be a stand-alone book. I see at least four more books in the family saga.
About the Author
With no close relatives nearby, R.G. Stanford turned to online resources in search of extended family. That search became a twenty-year journey through genealogy websites, Federal Census records, the National Archives, and old newspapers. Along the way, R.G. Stanford uncovered incredible stories about her family and the people who once lived in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.
Compelled to record the truth of her family in the lore, sprinkled with imagination, R.G. Stanford is a history lover, a research buff, and a passionate genealogy enthusiast. She is also a mother, a grandmother, and a teller of stories, now living near Orlando.
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