“A vivid picture of one woman’s true grit on the frontier.” — Dallas Morning News
“Jack and Sarah are as delicious a couple as Rhett and Scarlett. The three-hankie ending to their long love affair will definitely make you give a damn.” — USA Today
“A compelling portrait of an enduring love, the rough old West and a memorable pioneer.” — Publishers Weekly
“Incredibly vivid and real and almost as though everything had been found, complete in a box somewhere.” — Washington Post
“A lushly satisfying romance, period-authentic, with true-grit pioneering” — Kirkus
“Taking great-grandmother Sarah’s diary as an inspiration, Tucson novelist Nancy E. Turner has spun a frontier novel that teeters on the fine edge of truth and fiction . . . simply place an 1880s map of the Southwest next to the book and enjoy the ride.” — The Arizona Republic
“These Is My Words is an entertaining...at times harrowing...reading experience.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"These is My Words belongs on your must-read list. In her first book, Nancy E. Turner approaches the fine qualities of Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer-winning Lonesome Dove. The two books share unforgettable characters, a grand sweep of history, adventure, love and emotion so real that you feel it. These is My Words is a book not to miss." — Omaha World Herald