Books
The Redemption of Red Fire Woman
by Kathleen Rude
The Redemption of Red Fire Woman blends suspense and romance in this riveting journey of self-discovery, rich with sacred ceremony, treacherous obsession and timeless love.
“I found The Redemption of Red Fire Woman to be a compelling and enlightening blend of intrigue, romance, history, and current environmental issues. Kathleen Rude’s sensual writing creates a vivid portrayal of place and events. The story-line makes it a page-turner. Most of all, this novel resonates with the author’s knowledge of, and respect for the Ute culture. It would be an excellent choice for a book club, and would make a powerful, ‘don’t miss’ movie!” more reviews
When mural artist Sarah Cavanaugh lands the commission of a lifetime—a three-month stint on a millionaire’s ranch in a remote river valley in the mountains of western Colorado—she steps into a mystery that has reached through time to ensnare her. While in the local museum, Sarah faints after viewing a primitive bear claw necklace made by Ute Indians. She is plagued from that day forward by
an inexplicable palsy in her left hand and ominous nightmares. The only person who understands what is happening to her is Duncan Hawk, an enigmatic Ute medicine man. Duncan’s help—and Sarah’s compelling attraction to his troubled nephew—will change her life and her sense of reality forever.
As Sarah becomes involved in the landscapes, people and history she’s commissioned to paint, she finds herself an unwitting participant in a tragic story that began 160 years ago and in an environmental conflict that threatens the valley’s way of life. These seemingly unrelated events share a haunting connection that Duncan was warned about in a vision. Ancestral spirits suggest Sarah holds the key to healing the past and altering the future. But is she willing to risk her heart and her life to do as the spirits demand?
In the Works
How To Be An Every Day Difference Maker
by Kathleen Rude
Kathleen is working on her new book How To Be An Every Day Difference Maker. Here is an excerpt:
We all have the power to make things better. Each and every one of us…YOU have the power to bring about change every single day.
Spoiler alert: Change rarely happens in the ways we expect or in the timeframes we desire. There are days when we feel like circumstances in our lives are beyond our control. We may feel unable to make choices for ourselves. We give away our power to others. It’s no wonder why we can feel discouraged, overwhelmed, ill equipped, powerless or insignificant.
Here’s the good news. Most of us react in these ways because we have an incomplete understanding of how change really happens. We’ve been conditioned through our smart phones and the internet to expect instantaneous results with little effort. Don’t know the answer to something…ask the phone and voila, your answer usually appears. We want change to happen instantaneously too, like a Tweet, or at least within 24 hours. And when it doesn’t, we see it as failure and give up.
Take heart. Our expectation that change is immediate is an illusion. It tricks us into thinking that our small contributions mean nothing. But they actually do mean something. It’s just that we can’t always see the results of our actions. The truth is, change is mysterious, magical and fairly unpredictable. So, why is that good news?
The short answer is this: since we don’t really know what tips the balance to trigger change in any one moment, we can assume that anything and everything matters. What you have to offer, whether big or small, is part of the anything and everything that feeds change.
Change is that simple and it’s that complex. We make a difference. That’s the simple part. If anything and everything we do makes a difference, how can we be intentional about contributing to the changes we desire? That’s the more complex part…and ideally, the inspiring part— the Every Day Difference Maker part—the part that invites us to be engaged in life, to be in love with the world, to celebrate change, and to tap into our creativity, adaptability, our heartbreak and our joy.
Sound good? Then let’s get going!
In these pages, you will be invited to dive more deeply into how change really happens. You can learn what it means to be an Every Day Difference Maker and how to become one while still living your life. By exploring the four facets of being a difference maker—Believe,
Dream, Love, Live—you will find your unique calling for making a difference every day.
In fact, you’ve already begun!