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Texas Brave & Strong Series

Step into a different time and place with the historical novels of the Texas Brave & Strong series. Enjoy stand-alone novels rooted in history. Discover characters you’ll care about and stories you’ll remember. Tying the novels together is Sara, a young wife and storekeeper whose dreams, determination and grit disprove those who claim, “It’s no job for a woman.”

Book One:
Gone to Dallas

Book Two (Stand Alone):
Queen of Cotton

Book Two:

Queen of Cotton

Confederate Camel Caravan

1861: The Civil War is raging.
The men have gone to fight, leaving the women behind to cope.
Cotton is the lifeblood of the South.

Sara, a young wife, risks her life and reputation to lead an official Confederate Camel Caravan hundreds of miles across Texas to Matamoros, Mexico. There, cotton can be sold and shipped to the buyer, avoiding the Union blockade and providing critical funds for the South and for desperate Dallas cotton growers.

But . . .“It’s not a job for a woman.” The Texas frontier is fraught with danger. The caravan must face fierce Comanche, bandits, extreme weather, internal vandalism, and unforgiving desert. The Mexican cotton market is complex and full of fraudsters. The trail home, carrying gold and armaments, makes the caravan a rich target.

Joining Sara’s adventure are a fascinating mix of real and fictional characters, including a slave who quotes Machiavelli and forty-six camels! Can Sara face peril and uncertainty with bravery and unyielding determination? Can she survive, succeed, and as a result, shed the past that haunts her? QUEEN OF COTTON, Confederate Camel Caravan is a woman’s adventure with roots in true history. Your camel is waiting.

Praise for Gone to Dallas

READER

“I was fascinated by this story. Beginning with the wagon train journey to Texas to the challenges of building a new life in a tiny, log-cabin village, it had the right balance of compelling story telling and historical details. I found it to be a brilliant book! It left me wanting to know what happens to each of the characters through the Civil War and beyond.”
—Sam

BLOGGER

“Hats oﬀ to Laurie Moore-Moore for hatching an impressive plot that is patch worked with an eclectic variety of characters. Prosaic daily life is mixed with plenty of exciting twists, making GONE to DALLAS an excellent choice for readers looking for a bit of history, a strong female lead, a few evildoers, and a smattering of sweet romance…”
—Ruthy Jones, Reading by Moonlight Blog

READER

“I was hooked at the very ﬁrst sentence! Sara is a formidable, likable young woman supported and challenged by a whole host of engaging and interesting characters. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing. The balance of storytelling and interesting historical detail was just right . . .I’m eager to follow Sara in the sequel.”
—Debbie

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Texas Brave & Strong Podcast

Check out the Texas Brave & Strong podcast. You’ll hear fascinating tidbits of Texas history you never learned in school!

You’ll also find written transcripts of early podcasts on our Podcast page.

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast source.