"A brilliant addition to the field of historical fiction....a kaleidoscope of love, peril, and history....a novel that has a profound human resonance. It presents readers with a world rarely explored in fiction, set against the volatile backdrop of the Mexican Revolution." --Historical Fiction Company

Chihuahua City, Mexico, 1913: Katherine O'Brien reluctantly enters into a marriage of convenience to hide from her abusive ex-fiancé. She struggles to adapt to an unfamiliar culture as she begins to regain her ability to love and trust. Her new husband, a soldier in Pancho Villa's army, treats her well but expects an obedient and docile wife. Kate, a tomboy raised on a West Texas ranch, finds such a role extremely difficult.

The two strive to find middle ground even as he fights beside Villa in the brutal revolutionary war. When the Revolution turns against Villa, the couple is separated. Kate must lead her small extended family to a new home without help from her husband… and with her violent ex-fiancé following her tracks. Facing these challenges tests her courage and survival skills to the utmost degree.

"A Dangerous Woman," a debut historical novel from Texas author Josie Wilson, seamlessly blends fact and fiction to depict a determined woman and an unlikely romance that blooms and endures, even during the hardships and turbulence of war.

Josie Wilson is a retired librarian who was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, she returned to the Valley to teach high school English and later became a middle school librarian. After retirement, she went back to school to earn a master's in English Rhetoric and started writing. As she began reading about people who were able to self-publish, she decided to get serious and write her first novel at the age of 73. Josie still lives in Texas but has moved to Houston to help take care of two precious granddaughters. She welcomes feedback and looks forward to studying reader reviews! If you wish to chat or ask a question, you can email her at josiew61@gmail.com.