SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HAVEN

About the Book

Smokey Mountain Haven is a rich, rewarding story full of adventure, personal tragedy and triumph.

Cindy Buchanan was reared on her father's plantation and horse ranch with all the advantages of a privileged, white, pampered child. On her wedding day, she learns that her father has killed himself. Even more crushing, she learns that her biological mother is black. As a result, the groom calls off the wedding, the creditors confiscate everything, and she is sold as a slave.

Suffering the humiliation of the auction block, the loss of her father, her fiancée, her friends and her way of life, Cindy finds her new life almost unbearable. Neither black nor white, she struggles with her identity. Confronted with this harsh reality, she forms new friendships and new loves. Attempting to find acceptance and intimacy, she breaks through stereotypes, personal barriers, and false beliefs.

About the Author

Frances Gaddy Stegall, 98, has spent her life creating works of art. Her talents include sewing, beading, quilting, cake decorating, oil painting and sculpting. At 91, she published her first book and, although she continues to quilt, embroider and paint, her primary creations are novels. This is her fifth book and she has begun the sixthh. She continues to live independently in Muleshoe, Texas where she attends the First Methodist Church regularly. Her son and daughter-in-law, grandsons and great-grandchildren are a constant source of pride and joy.