{"title":"Jane Kirkpatrick","description":"Jane Kirkpatrick is a New York Times and CBA bestselling and award-winning author of more than forty books. Her works have won the WILLA Literary Award, the Carol Award for Historical Fiction, and five Will Rogers Gold Medallion Awards. Jane divides her time between Central Oregon and California with her Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Rupert. Learn more at JKBooks.com.","products":[{"product_id":"across-the-crying-sands-paperback","title":"Across the Crying Sands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Tale of Uncharted Adventure and Discovery Inspired by a True Story \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1888 Mary Edwards Gerritse is a witty and confident young woman who spends as much time as possible outdoors on the rugged Oregon coast where she and her husband, John, have settled. The two are a formidable pair who are working hard to prove their homesteading claim and build a family. 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