Book 6 - Circuit Judges: Death Comes To Town - Rhoda By Amanda A. Brooks

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I just started work on my new book, Book 6 – Circuit Judges: Death Comes To Town - Rhoda. 

The book’s title, DEATH COMES TO TOWN, is inspired by the song THE MAN COMES AROUND by Johnny Cash. Several of the book’s scenes will be inspired by some of the songs of Singer/Actress Linda Ronstadt - who inspired the name of my heroine Linda in BOOK 5 – CIRCUIT JUDGES: MAIL-ORDER BRIDE - LINDA. Scenes set in Tucson, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico will also be inspired by Linda Ronstadt - who is from Tucson, Arizona and has Roots in Sonora, Mexico.

Primary Heroine - When Assassin Rhoda Fenton comes to town, she does not count on falling in love with the man who is out to destroy her.

Secondary Heroine/Narrator - When Historian Kelly Carson fights tooth and nail to save the ghost town of Green Valley, Arizona from becoming condos and a shopping mall, she does not expect to fall in love with the circuit judge who is behind destroying Green Valley.

                                      

Rhoda Maria Fenton was born on April 18, 1852 in Yuma, Arizona. Since I like to model my characters after actors so that I know what they look like, my model inspiration for Rhoda is Maria Bello. I named Rhoda after the character Rhoda Penmark in the 1956 film THE BAD SEED. Her story is set in Yuma, Arizona, Green Valley, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico, mainly in 1882.

Kelly Katherine Carson was born on November 17, 1989 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. My model inspiration for Kelly is Rachel McAdams. Her story is set in Green Valley, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona in 2019.                             

                        

Secondary Hero – Circuit Judge William Tyler. My model inspiration for William is Bradley Cooper.  

Primary Hero – Circuit Judge Lucas "Luke" Stiles. My model inspiration for Luke is - was - Luke Perry. The reason why I'm mentioning him second on this post is because he passed away on March 4, 2019. Not only was he the inspiration for my hero Reverend Lucas “Luke” Clayton in BOOK 12 – BRIDES OF DIABLO: RUNNING FROM LOVE – MYRA – which came out on March 3, 2019 – one day before Luke’s death – he was/is the inspiration for my entire CIRCUIT JUDGES Series – which I had begun creating while working on my BRIDES OF DIABLO Series. He had created the television movies GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE, GOODNGHT FOR JUSTICE: THE MEASURE OF A MAN, and GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE: QUEEN OF HEARTS, in which he played Circuit Judge John Goodnight. My CIRCUIT JUDGES Series is my tribute to him. RIP Luke Perry – October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019. He would have been 59 years old on October 11th.

Linda Ronstadt's film documentary, LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, and her two memoirs, SIMPLE DREAMS: A MUSICAL MEMOIR and FEELS LIKE HOME: A SONG FOR THE SONORAN BORDERLANDS, will be inspiring this new book and scenes set in Tuscon, Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.                               

My music inspirations for this new book are THE MAN COMES AROUND by Johnny Cash, DESPERADO by Linda Ronstadt, RIDERS ON THE STORM by The Doors. and DOOLIN-DALTON by Eagles.