Virtual Book Tour: The Brothers Brown by R.G. Stanford #western #fiction #biographical #interview #giveaway #rabtbooktours @RABTBookTours

 

Native American Literature, Family Saga Fiction, Western, Biographical Fiction, Western

Date Published: 06-01-2025

You can almost feel the red dust clinging to your skin and catch the faint scent of jasmine in the air. This is Indian Territory at the edge of everything—law and lawlessness, hope and heartbreak, where the lines between right and wrong blur with every sunset.

Told with vivid detail, this is the story of a man caught between loyalty and his past, between a brother’s shadow and the light of his own becoming. A tale of love, betrayal, and the quiet courage it takes to change your fate.

From a stagecoach town in Tennessee to the first railroad towns of the Indian Territory, we delve into the lives of the charismatic and flawed brothers, Matt and Robert. Their sibling dynamic shapes the lives of the entire Brown family, steering them down a road of familial struggles and cultural clashes.

Matt always idolized his oldest brother, Robert – a smooth-talking charmer who taught him at a young age to live hard and win big. Following Robert’s footsteps, Matt is drawn into a life of high-stakes games and deception. Then he meets Milla. Sharp-eyed, brave, and unafraid to speak the truth, Milla is a woman rooted in her Choctaw heritage, carrying both strength and sorrow in equal measure. For the first time, Matt imagines a different future. But the past doesn’t let go easily and buried secrets never stay buried for long, clawing their way back to the surface when you least expect it. Now, Matt must choose between what consumes him and the life he wants to build.

Set against the raw beauty of the Choctaw Nation, this is a powerful story of blood ties and hard choices, of the people we love and the ones we betray. Gritty, tender, and unforgettable—this is where redemption begins.

Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books? 

Researching and digging for the absolute truth of the matter. I researched for seventeen years before I wrote this book, determined to find and reveal the truth of my family lore.

What are your most played songs? 

Old southern rock when I’m not writing but smooth jazz and nature soundscapes when I write. It sooths my mind and helps guide me along.

Do you have critique partners or beta readers?

I am very blessed to have three people who will give me honest critiques. It’s hard to find someone who is not afraid to hurt your feelings.

What book are you reading now?

Boom Town by Brad Dennison. He and John Deacon have become by absolute favorite family saga-western writers. I love a good series.

How did you start your writing career?

Out of an obsession to tell the truth about my family lore. After discovering such amazing lives, I had to learn to write so that I could tell the stories. So, I studied while I was researching and learned to write a novel.

Tell us about your next release.

The Brothers Brown, part 2 – for the sake of a family. We pick up where we left off in part 1. We’ll follow Matt and his brothers through tragedy and triumph from 1896 through 1910 in Oklahoma and learn what life, love and redemption will look like for Matt Brown.

Thank you so much for including The Brothers Brown in your blog. I am honored.

About the Author

Raised on the beaches of South Texas, R.G. Stanford has always been drawn to stories that transcend time. That passion was ignited in 1976 with the discovery of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, and deepened with The Feast of All Saints just a few years later. Though historical fiction wasn’t an immediate calling, a personal journey into genealogy changed everything.

With no close relatives nearby, R.G. Stanford turned to online resources in search of extended family. That search became a twenty-year journey through genealogy websites, Federal Census records, the National Archives, and old newspapers. Along the way, R.G. Stanford uncovered incredible stories about her family and the people who once lived in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.

Compelled to record the truth of her family in the lore, sprinkled with imagination, R.G. Stanford is a history lover, a research buff, and a passionate genealogy enthusiast. She is also a mother, a grandmother, and a teller of stories, now living near Orlando.

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