I Am Mrs. Jesse James

Winner - Western Fictioneers Peacemaker Award-Best First Novel of 2018
Winner - Walter Williams Major Work Award

She captured his heart, but at what price?
The long, bloody Civil War is finally at an end when Zee Mimms, the daughter of a Missouri preacher, is tasked with nursing her cousin, Jesse James, back to health after he suffers a near-fatal wound. During Jesse's long convalescence, the couple falls in love, but Jesse's resentment against the Federals runs deep. He has scores to settle.

For him, the war will never be over.

Zee is torn between deferring to her parents' wishes and marrying for security or marrying for love and accepting the hard realities of life with an outlaw--living under an assumed name and forever on the run.

For her, the choice she makes means the war is only beginning.

Discover why readers describe this richly imagined story of the woman who wed Jesse James as powerful, compelling, and emotional.

Honors for I am Mrs. Jesse James:

Winner - Western Fictioneers Best First Novel

Winner - Walter Williams Major Work Award

Independent Publisher Book Awards Best Regional Fiction - Silver Medal

Laramie Book Award for Western Fiction - Semi-Finalist

Goethe Book Award for post-1750 Fiction - Short-listed

Eric Hoffer Award for Historical Fiction - Finalist

Indie Book Award Historical Fiction - Finalist

American Book Fest Best Books Award Historical Fiction - Finalist

InD'Tale Magazine Crowned Heart of Excellence

Midwest Independent Publishing Association Historical Fiction - Finalist


Genre: Romance