Always Back to Choteau

Always Back to Choteau combines heart-pounding action in professional rodeo with snatches of ranch life around Choteau, Montana. Henry, introduced in Trouble in Two Lodges, 2003, is a retired veterinarian who moves to remote Montana to live out his days in privacy. He is drawn into the lives of a young couple by dramatic accident. Elliott and Katelynn are accustomed to winning and having everything they want: a solid marriage, careers in professional rodeo, and expensive pickup trucks and trailers. It all comes crashing down in a terrible wreck. Follow these modern-day gypsies as they struggle to rebuild their lives and save their marriage, wrestling steers inside the arenas and creditors outside. Sit with their families who suffer with them yet support them as they make their way back. Share the joy of a near-miracle Henry brings about for Katelynn. Henry is gradually shaken from his resolve to live alone after he meets Liz. Their love affair develops quickly, then falters until each sorts out the priorities in their lives. Celebrate with them as they learn to cherish each other and living in this special part of Montana.

Fred M Rhodes has followed his first novel with another set in Montana, his favorite venue. Retired from industry, Rhodes now teaches at a college and freelances in technical writing. Fiction has become his passion and he slips over to Montana frequently to fish and gather material for his stories.