To our great FCR fans,
Here it is, Silver Bullet Chapter 25 and you'll notice at the bottom of this one it says The End.
We can't believe we've finally arrived here. (and after checking that it was waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in May of 2010 that we posted chapter one.....we're about to fall out of our chairs) Anyway, I think I've said it before but this book started out as a train robbery. THAT was the beginning of the book. Then Jake and Tom said they were dying to climb Everest, so of course we had to start that story too. The Silver Bullet, for those that didn't quite get it, was the name of the train, as well as the impetus between Dale and Tom for that couple to live on the mountain, and for Tom to know that it was time to change as well.
It has been a long (and short) five years and we're so pleased that so many of you have commented along the way, bringing many great discussions to life on Yahoo and the Forum. These five years have seen a lot of changes in our lives, in the lives of our friends and listmates on both Yahoo and the Forum. We lost our good friend Tom, who had been very excited to see how this book ended. We're sure that while he wasn't here in person to read it, he was his usual brat self and was looking over our shoulders as we typed each and every word, stamping his feet as we'd take yet another turn that meant the ending was going to take a little bit longer, but enjoying every word.
We've received many notes from readers who have learned a little more about themselves, making changes for the good in many areas of their lives. As authors, it's lovely to read notes from readers who've enjoyed the story as a story, but it means so much more when we know that it's a book that gets returned to again and again, and can affect lives for the better. We thank each and every one of you for the time you've spent writing to us, chatting on either list, and for hanging in there to the very end.
For those of you sad to see those two words....The End, as it's been used before, just means it's time to switch to another book title and for a slightly different angle on the ongoing story of the ranch. Mason will return in The Mary Ellen Carter, which will follow directly on the heels of The Silver Bullet. We DO want to know how his story ends, as well as seeing how Tom and Dale continue to grow in themselves.
Stay tuned!
Much love,
R&R
3 comments:
I am just starting Silver Bullet and I know it will be as amazing as the first three books. I love your characters, story lines, watching Dale's growth, seeing myself in certain characters and realizing there are lessons here for myself as well. I cried through much of Mustang Hill realizing who waited there and what needed to be done. Watching Luath and Darcy's pain was gut wrenching because we never get over losing loved ones, we just learn to cope. Once Silver Bullet is complete, I will look forward to MEC
...and working on my own persnickety, painful, persistent perfectionism...!
This is my second time finishing Silver Bullet, and the FCR series as a whole (well excluding the Mary Ellen Carter because I did NOT know there was more until now and that makes me so happy!!!). My first time was back in 2015, when I was 16 and severely depressed in high school, looking desperately for any kind of story to take me out of my head for a while. I stumbled across your page and didn't know much about discipline or polyamorous relationships or ranching in general, but something from the very first chapter of the first book kept me hooked until five years later, I still feel the impact these books have had on me.
Though Dale and I are very different people, I find that I've related to him more than any other character in books that I've read all my life. His journey in finding himself and his purpose while falling in love inspires me to focus more on my own life, to take things a day at a time and to live in the moment and do the best with the gifts you have and enjoy your time with the people you're with. Now I'm 21 and in college starting my own journey, with these wonderful stories in my mind and heart as a great comfort that not much else has been able to provide for me. Thank you, Rolf and Ranger, so much for your beautiful writing and the world you've created with its amazing characters.
I don't know if this comment will be seen since it's been years since the last chapter was posted, but I can't leave this page without acknowledging that this book has essentially helped me improve myself in many ways that I couldn't do on my own. Thank you and please keep writing!! (and on to the Mary Ellen Carter!! :D)
I love this series very much but I would love to see more of Riley storyline he is a wonderful character and I just want more of him
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