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A Shot at Love
Book 1.5 in the The Sound of Rain series.
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Fleeta Brady has grown up in 1950s West Virginia preferring rifles, hunting and the prospect of owning a gunsmithing business to the feminine roles expected of her. An inherited Luckenbooth brooch is said to bring true love, but Fleeta is more interested in proving that skill and independence need not be surrendered for marriage.
Hank Chapin arrives from South Carolina and becomes the rare competitor who respects rather than diminishes her ability. Their courtship develops through shooting contests, family obligations and a shared understanding of craftsmanship. Written as a companion novella to The Sound of Rain, the story extends its mid-century Appalachian world while treating romance as a negotiation between affection, vocation and a woman’s right to define useful work for herself.
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