Award-winning Fiction about complicated, 20th century women
Storytelling that captures the resilience, struggles, and triumphs of unforgettable characters, offering a richly layered exploration of the human spirit.
Sweet Jane
A drunken mother makes childhood ugly. Jane runs away at sixteen, determined to leave her fraught upbringing in the rearview. Vowing never to return, she hitchhikes to California, right on time for the Summer of Love.
I’ll Be Seeing You
Young Lauren knows she doesn’t want to be a ranch wife in Palo Pinto County, Texas. After she’s discovered by a modeling scout at the 1940 Fort Worth Stock Show Parade, she moves to Manhattan to begin her glamorous career.
Just One Look
In 1965 Chicago, thirteen-year-old Dani Marek declares she’s in love, and you best believe it. This is no crush, and for six blissful years she fills her hope chest with linens, dinnerware, and dreams of an idyllic future with John.
“Don’t Miss It”
“Sweet Jane is one of those stories that comes along and completely captivates its reader”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
— Amazon Reviewer
“Moving”
This is a story of redemption, self-discovery and forgiveness.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
— Amazon Reviewer
“Page Turner”
Oh my gosh. I could not put this book down. I cried right along beside her and felt all of her pain and sorrow.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
— Amazon Reviewer
Meet The Author
Joanne Kukanza Easley, born in Chicago, Illinois, has adopted Texas as her home. She lives in the Texas Hill Country on a small ranch with her husband, three rescue terriers, and abundant wildlife. Retired from a career in nursing—with dual specialties in the cold, clinical operating room, and the intense, emotional world of psychiatric nursing, she devotes her time to writing fiction. Her debut novel SWEET JANE was released on March 19, 2020 by Black Rose Writing. JUSt ONE LOOK was released on June 24, 2021. She is hard at work on her third book, I’LL BE SEEING YOU, based on a character in SWEET JANE.
