Balogh Robin

Dust, grit, revenge and murder create a classic Western mystery page turner. The parallel tale of a modern day thriller and passionate western historical mystery set in the southwest desert  town of Alpine Texas. Alpine Glow is one of those Western Mysteries that taps into your love of historical fiction and combines it with all of the suspense of a modern day thriller. Beverly Conners, a big time Denver Post journalist, finds herself at a crossroad, personally, professionally, financially and geographically. Newly divorced, unemployed and far from home under the beautiful Texas sky, she has to make some tough choices. Little does Bev know that her decision to work for a small Texas town newspaper will bring her into the most dangerous, fast breaking news story of her life. Or that her interest in the history of her new western home, Alpine Texas, will give her insight and strength to fight off a modern day madman. Nor could she have predicted that her unfortunate introduction to Officer Sam Gant would touch her heart as it had never been touched before. Alpine Glow shines on the border town of Alpine, Texas and follows Bev Conners as she searches for the next best story in Texas' desert southwest. Bev's digging finds the small town's passionate past leading her down a smoke veiled pathway of arson, murder, destiny, betrayal and love. Before she is through, Bev must choose her path, make peace with her own past, catch the perpetrator and have her story...but will she ever get what she truly wants most?

In the unforgiving landscape of the desert Southwest two stories of greed unfold. Two sets of friends on different adventures, separated by time, face the ruthless nature of those who have turned their backs on God. The first are single women leaving for a weekend getaway at a modern day resort. The second are hired guns tasked with protecting the stage coach and its wealth of cargo as it races against threat of robbery. In the shadow of Sombrero Peak near Tucson, Arizona, in a land laced with hidden silver mines and the spirits of souls who sought fortune and lost, those who hunger for material wealth turn to violence. The second book in the Old West Suspense series finds Bev Conners living and working in her new home of Alpine, Texas and in dire need of a vacation. When one of her oldest friends invites her on a wild weekend she can’t resist the temptation. And when her girl getaway at an Arizona spa and resort takes a horrible turn Bev must fight to survive. Old friends gone and new friends rediscovered, Bev finds some hope, but the physical and emotional struggle she faces is enough to break her spirit–almost.  Old West Suspense Series Two tales. One location. Mystery and suspense with a twist. Every place in the American West has a story. Shadows of the men and women who fought to survive the deadly challenges of the Old West remain, some inspiring, some dark, all of them waiting to be discovered. The Old West Suspense series follows the adventures of journalist, Beverly Conners, as she hunts down modern day stories in small town America while also telling the lost tales of the people who lived and died in that same town long ago.