About Kathleen O'Neal Gear:

Kathleen began writing full-time in l986 and has over one hundred non-fiction publications in the fields of archaeology, history, writing, and buffalo conservation. She has authored nine novels under her own name, and co-authored thirty-four international bestsellers with her husband, W. Michael Gear. Their books have been translated into twenty-one languages. She and Michael live on a buffalo ranch in the Owl Creek Mountains Mountains of northern Wyoming.

About W. Michael Gear:

Michael has published twelve novels under his own name and authored another thirty-four with Kathleen. His work runs the gamut from historical, to prehistorical, to science fiction, to modern thrillers. All of his work deals with some aspect of anthropological theory. His MORNING RIVER was nominated for the Pulitzer prize in fiction, and the National Book Award in 1998.

People of the Earth Days

Join the Gears the last weekend in June for a fabulous few days of exploring archaeological, paleontological, and natural wonders of northern Wyoming.

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Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative

SELTI is an organization that promotes tourism through literature. Each feature offers readers short stories, poetry, and book excerpts about real places to visit. Every story has a companion travel guide with links for more information. SELTI is the nation's premier site for the hot new genre of tourism fiction.

Visit the real places in the Gears' novels