Omaha's Bell

by Penny Hayes

Alone and heartbroken in the wilderness that was 19th century Omaha, Keeley Delaney yearned for a new life. What she found was a love as vast and untamed as the windswept Nebraska plains. Still reeling from the tragic death of her parents and brother, farmer Keeley Delaney seems condemned to a life of hardship and grief. Now totally alone, she supplements her meager income by selling vegetables to the mocking soldiers at nearby forts. Despite her aching loneliness, Keeley shuns the mean-spirited Omaha townsfolk, whose lack on compassion for her and her family has left her with only one desire-- to save enough money to escape this heartless place forever. Only one desire, that is, until she meets the town's newest addition-- beautiful Englishwoman Prudence Jane Morris.

Genres: Lesbian, Fiction, Lesbian Fiction, Historical Fiction

197 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Penny Hayes grew up on a farm near Binghamton, NY. She later went to school in Utica and Buffalo, graduating with degrees in art and special education. She has made her living teaching most of her adult life in both West Virginia and New York State. She currently lives with her partner in Ithaca, NY.

From the publisher's website: Penny Hayes is credited for single-handedly creating the genre of the lesbian western, starting with her 1986 novel The Long Trail. She is the author of The Long Trail, Grassy Flats, Yellowthroat, Omaha's Bell, Kathleen O'Donald: A Novel, City Light, Country Candles, The Tomstown Incident and Now and Then. She is currently at work on Gloves. Bella Books is proud to re-release the early work of this pioneering author!