2026 Gold Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) for Audiobook - Fiction

2025 Bronze Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) for South, Best Regional Fiction

2025 Readers' Favorite Finalist in the Fiction - Historical - Personage Genre

'This is a story of female grit and determination in the face of overwhelming challenges. There is enough romance, tragedy, and excitement to keep the pages turning. An engrossing, drama-fueled addition to Lone Star State chronicles.' -- Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 2025

It is 1827 and Sarah Seely DeWitt finds herself at the center of Texas history in its earliest and bloodiest period. Sarah's journey from St. Louis to Texas catches her up in a love triangle, forces her into a struggle for her family's survival, and pitches her headlong into the whirlwind of war. Based on actual events leading up to the 1836 Texas Revolution, The Empresario's Wife chronicles the struggles of a young American Everywoman and the events that change her and the nation forever.