RIPE BOUNTEY (Historical, Romance, Strong Male, Working woman, Overpowering)

Mireine made the trek from Detroit to Bountey, Oklahoma on the run from her past. Her family, including her father who had escaped slavery before the war, was burned alive in a tragic fire. Fending for herself, she ended up on the wrong side of both sides of the law.

Once in Bountey, she met Jop Jennings, a powerful local businessman with connections that spanned the globe, all leading back to a mine near town where prospectors discovered a rare earth mineral.

Mireine agreed to work as a prostitute in Jop's house of ill repute. But she has a stubborn will that rebels against the paternalistic assertions of prospective customers.

Many complain, and Mireine becomes a quarrelsome liability for Jop, even though her mixed blood beauty lures many a gaze. Jop decided he will have to inaugurate her himself, which might just be exactly what Mireine was waiting for.

Meanwhile a stranger walks into town, horseless, bootless, faceless and nameless. He has prior knowledge of the unique mine nearby and Jop's network that leads all the way up to some of the most powerful men in the world.

The time has come for a reckoning, and Mireine may not make it through the night without getting caught up in the crossfire.

At 5000 words, this is a short paranormal historic romance, the first in a series about two burgeoning sidekicks what will take them to the edges of continents.