A Summer's Adventure

About the Book

Lucas Gillette recruited his 18 year old grandson, Mark, to accompany him on a search of a lifetime. His mother, Ruth Hayes, had left her family in Colorado, when she was just a teenager, to live with her grandparents in NY while she finished school, but for some unknown reason, she'd never returned. No one in New York knew of this family connection to Hayes, Colorado until Ruth had finally told her husband, as he lay on his death bed, that she could have family living out West. Although Lucas had tried, he'd learned very little before his mother's death, but he's determined now to find out if there could still be relatives in this small Colorado town. Their summer adventure took them across Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, and then south in Wyoming, and Colorado until they reached their destination just west of Pueblo, Colorado. Finding relatives was exciting and more wonderful than they'd ever expected. A wedding, a romance for Mark, and many other experiences of fun and surprises filled their days and evenings.The family was united and all was well at the Haven of Rest Ranch.

About the Author

Sally's grandfather, C. Z. Nelson, had come to America from Sweden with his parents when he was only 2 years old. His father had then died when Grandpa was 10 years old, and as years passed, no one seemed to be interested in the history of the family or if there were any relatives still in Sweden. Sally's two older sisters, Julia Rude and Mary Thompson, decided to trace the ancestry and they were eventually able to find that an equivalent to the American side was still residing in Smaland. The trip they took to discover their Swedish relatives proved to be a wonderful and very informative experience. It takes a lot of research and a lot of time to discover your ancestors, and this story tells how one man persisted in finding out if the few stories he had heard from his mother were true. It is, of course, a fictitious story, but an adventure for a grandfather and a grandson that fills an otherwise dull summer with a lot of excitement. This is the last of the Haven of Rest Ranch series and Sally hopes you have enjoyed reading it. Learn more about Sally and her books by visiting her Web site @