Trail of Dreams

About the Book

Pallye O’Day is on the run from her past, pushed by a darkness that hides terrifying secrets. Exceptionally thin and sickly, twenty-four-year-old Pallye emerges from the woods outside Nowhere, Washington, mute, looking much younger than her age, and unwilling to reveal anything about herself or her past to the townspeople. As the time wears on, Pallye begins speaking only to those she trusts while gaining weight and beauty, soon attracting the attention of Ezekiel, a brute mountain man. After he drags her from the diner where she works to his mountain home, the residents of Nowhere know they cannot argue with Zek, for he is a man who always gets what he wants. Now as Pallye captures Zek’s heart, he must somehow attempt to battle her demons and protect her from her haunting past before it catches up with her. Trail of Dreams tells the tale of a girl’s journey to the truth as she attempts to escape the horrors of her past, with help from a determined mountain man.

About the Author

Sylvia Sheppard is a widow who enjoys fishing, gardening, reading, writing, seclusion, and forests. She has five children, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and lives in Englewood, Tennessee. This is her first novel.