Richard Skorupski spent twenty-one years in U.S. Navy aviation before trading jet fuel and salt air for the quiet fields of South Dakota. After a second career in the pleasure boating business, he and his wife, Cheryl, settled into the calm of Spink County—where Richard discovered the stories he was meant to tell.
He has since written ten novels celebrating the people, values, and quiet strength of rural America. His stories follow ordinary folks facing life’s troubles with faith, heart, and a stubborn determination to see things through.
Richard writes warm, easygoing, hopeful fiction—nice stories about nice people, rooted in the land he now calls home.
Richard Skorupski spent twenty-one years in U.S. Navy aviation before trading jet fuel and salt air for the quiet fields of South Dakota. After a second career in the pleasure boating business, he and his wife, Cheryl, settled into the calm of Spink County—where Richard discovered the stories he was meant to tell.
He has since written ten novels celebrating the people, values, and quiet strength of rural America. His stories follow ordinary...
South Dakota, 1933. The Depression and a relentless drought weigh heavily on Peter Hawkins and his family.
Peter has worked tirelessly to provide for his growing household, but thin, dry wheat fields leave their future uncertain. With five children to care for—including twin toddlers—he’s counting on one good field to carry them through the...
Kim had it all—a thriving wedding planning business and a seemingly perfect life with her live-in boyfriend. But when he unexpectedly leaves, taking everything with him, Kim is left reeling. Stripped of her savings and her sense of security, her world crumbles further as mistakes unravel her business reputation. With only a thousand dollars to...
In the year 1930, Delia has lost her husband and is on the brink of losing her farm. To make matters worse, she may have to give her only son to her sister for upbringing. Peter, who has been hit hard by the death of his wife, is looking for ways to support his two daughters. Unfortunately, the stock market crash has caused the tire plant where...
This three-book arc—Tom and Sarah: The Beginning, Flyover County, and The Fred Weber Story—traces the lives of everyday people finding fresh starts, unexpected friendships, and the kind of neighborly support that makes small towns...
