Local author Davallynn Spencer to sign copies of Cañon City Series Book 5 – Canon City Daily Record

Bestselling author of inspirational Western novels Davynn Spencer announces the release of “Hope Is Built”, Book 5 of the ever-popular Cañon City Chronicles series.

“While working on this book about Hugh, the second Hutton twin, I quickly realized the story was so much more than a romance,” Spencer said. “We first met Hugh in Book 4 last year, ‘A Change of Scenery.’ He was the irascible twin brother of Caleb Hutton and was always grumbling, swearing or spitting.In ‘Hope Is Built’, we discover the deep pain that drives Hugh’s behavior.

Readers also meet Hugh’s match in feisty Mary Agan McCrae, the daughter of a Pennsylvania milkman who comes out West to claim the exact same thing Hugh wants.

“There’s more suspense in this book than in previous Cañon City books,” Spencer said, “and early readers think it adds to the story.”

Set in Cañon City in 1912, “Hope Is Built” continues the saga of the fictional Hutton family against the backdrop of the area’s early history.

“It’s going to be tough letting the Huttons go with next year’s book,” Spencer said, “but this year in ‘Hope Is Built,’ readers meet a few more members of the family. Cañon City lives , rich in history and connection to the Wild West, even as it faces modernization.

Spencer will be signing copies of the recent “Hope Is Built” from 4-7 p.m. Friday during First Friday events at Tailored West, 601 Main St.

Spencer is the author of 17 novels and short stories and one non-fiction devotional. She is a former Prorodeo Sports News reporter and Daily Record reporter and columnist. She speaks at writing workshops, seminars and for local organizations. His work earned its way to the ECPA Fiction and Publisher’s Weekly bestseller lists and won the Will Rogers Gold Medallion for Inspirational Western Fiction.

Spencer’s books are available at various online and local retailers, through the Cañon City Public Library, or through her website at www.davalynspencer.com.

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Starpoint’s Fall Festival will be held Thursday from 4-6:30 p.m. at SPIN of Starpoint, 1339 Elm Ave. This event has been rescheduled from October 27. This is a free family event open to the community. For more information, call 719-275-0550 or visit https://www.starpointco.com/.