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A new year and a new story, as 2025 finds Jeffrey W. Massey hard at work on his fourth novel, a tale of historical fiction entitled Reata.
The story follows the protagonist of the same name as he becomes embroiled in the Seminole War of 1817-18. After the warring Red Stick Indians were defeated at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814), many of the survivors relocated in Spanish Florida, along the lower Chattahoochee River Valley.
Reata follows the aftermath of the famous Scott Massacre, where a large force of Seminole and Red Stick warriors attacked a U.S. Army supply vessel traveling up the Apalachicola River. While Jean Louis “Reata” Breneaux is enlisted to help the U.S. Army in subduing the Red Sticks and Seminoles, his primary objective is the recovery of an American woman held prisoner. The book is loosely based on the story of Elizabeth Stewart, who was captured after the Scott Massacre and held prisoner by hostile Indians until the U.S. Army was able to free her.
Latest Novel
The Rehabs
The Rehabs is a story about choices, bad and good, and the consequences that go along with them. A glimpse into both the frailties of the human condition, as well as the healing powers of love and understanding.
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Additional Novels
To Live Again
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After enjoying years of success in the real estate and construction business, Carter Flemings life takes a sudden turn for the worse after the death of his oldest son and the public exposure of an affair with an employee. In an effort to escape his troubles and clear his thinking, Carter retreats to his farm in rural Alabama, but instead of peace, Carter finds only conflict, as simmering family resentments develop into an all-out feud.
To Live Again is the story of suffering and redemption and the role of forgiveness in troubled times.
Standing Too Soon
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After the robbery and attempted murder of a dear friend, Brook Miller is forced to come to grips with his own mistakes and missteps in trying to help solve the crime.
A story about starting over and seeking redemption, Standing Too Soon is sure to keep you turning the page.
