Garment of Violence

About the Book

Dorcas Hood, daughter of a powerful rancher on the southwestern plains of Texas, searches for her identity in the ending decade of the nineteenth century. A brief marriage has made her a widow, but the arrival of one-armed cowboy, Zachary, changes everything she thought she knew or wanted. She and Zachary make risky decisions involving everyone on the ranch, and events come to a violent conclusion.

About the Author

A fourth generation Texan, Judy Womack enjoyed writing from earliest years of school through graduation from the University of North Texas with a bachelor and master’s degrees. Telling a story through words became a part of her 30 year teaching career, and she recognizes that her two sons will continue using the same ability which was also displayed by their grandmother. Novels, poems, plays, local histories are all part of her background, and she plans to continue writing in the days ahead. She will always be a story teller.