A Better Place

This historical novel follows Clayton, the good-hearted and heroic militiaman, and the runaway slave Youngman, in their resolute journey from a slave-holder’s Louisiana plantation to faraway Texas to rescue Clayton’s forbidden love, the slave girl Persephone. But they are closely pursued by the psychotic and relentless Captain Knox and his posse, an odd assortment of misfits and renegades. Clayton finally reaches Persephone, just a step ahead of his pursuers, only to face a deadly confrontation before he and Persephone can escape and find their Better Place. An epic tale of slavery, courage and liberation.