At the foot of a lonely mountain pass between Taos and Elizabethtown, a single log cabin huddles under the pines. Travelers are invited inside to stop, rest, and eat. But they should be careful how they look at the young woman who serves them. Her husband, Charles Kennedy, is subject to jealous rages. At least, he says that’s why he kills the unwary: It’s all Gregoria’s fault. Based on a true story. Praise for No Secret Too Small: "The author's love of Nuevo Mexico history is evident in her deeply researched portrayals of historical figures and events ...The prose is direct with a pleasing rhythm, ... physical descriptions of period detail, ... are presented with care and a sense of authenticity." — Historical Novel Society "Loretta Miles Toleffson masterfully paints a visual picture for the mind's eye, bringing historical times and events to life with brutal clarity.... A well-crafted story that holds the reader's interest until the last page has turned, Tollefson draws you into the story and takes you back with her characters into times long past with period details that have obviously been well researched." — Writing To Be Read "A master work that is a joy to read as it enlightens the reader on the background of the 1837 rebellion and life and customs in northern New Mexico. This story has an emotional arc that is as relevant and instructive today as it was in 1837.... No Secret Too Small deserves a place in anyone's library." — W. Michael Farmer, author of The Odyssey of Geronimo and Apacherioa: True Stories of Apache Culture Praise for Not My Father's House: "Tollefson gives us a realistic, unusual and original take on a frontier woman battling unromantic enemies - as well as the human menace that threatens her family - and her quiet heroism in doing so." — Andrew McBride, author of The Peacemaker "Tollefson handles suspense well through an ebb and flow of tension....This novel, one of a series, balances characterization and plot to deliver a story with both excitement and depth." — Historical Novel Society "A story of female strength and courage in a time when the lands were still wild. Not My Father's House is a finely crafted story in the western tradition." — Kaye Lynn Booth, author of Delilah Praise for Not Just Any Man: "Loretta Miles Tollefson has written an absorbing tale that follows in the tradition of Cormac McCarthy, but also shows the town life of this territory on the northern edge of Mexico." — Historical Novel Society "I recommend this book to readers of historical fiction looking for a story about a historical period and an era not usually the subject of novels, and about people who don't normally feature in historical books either, as they are not considered important enough. ...It is a joy." Olga Nunez Miret, author of The Man Who Never Was Praise for Old One Eye Pete "Tollefson paints a collage of sometimes true, sometimes fictitious, but always lifelike stories. It's poignant, dramatic, and eye-opening." — Diane Holguin-Balogh, author of Rosary Without Beads "These stories are brief, and great reads when you just have a short wait or a few minutes to kill. A light, easy read that made me chuckle from time to time. True western short fiction." — Writing To Be Read Praise for The Pain and The Sorrow: "......a vivid, pull-no-punches trip to the 1860s "Wild West." — Historical Novel Society Loretta Miles Tollefson grew up in the American West in a log cabin built by her grandfather of trees harvested from the surrounding quarter-section. She lives in New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo mountains, where she researches the region's history and imagines what it would have been like to actually experience it.