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Pub Date 16 Jun 2026 | Archive Date 8 Jul 2026


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Description

Some families fall apart. The Dyers fight their way back together.  

When aspiring chef Claire Benson arrives in San Francisco, she expects long shifts and low pay—not to be pulled into the lives of two troubled brothers from Wyoming. Mark and Sid Dyer have come to the city searching for the father who abandoned them, and Claire, against her better judgment, offers them work, stability, and something they’ve never had before: someone who believes in them. 

 As the brothers track down Hank Dyer— riding city buses from itinerant camp to soup kitchen—their fractured history erupts into the present. Violence, unexpected love, and a tragedy in Claire’s kitchen force each of them to choose what they want to become. 

 From back-alley shelters to Wyoming ranchland to the launch of a family-run restaurant, The Dyer Legacy follows ordinary people making their way toward redemption, resilience, and second chances built with love and fortitude. 

Some families fall apart. The Dyers fight their way back together.  

When aspiring chef Claire Benson arrives in San Francisco, she expects long shifts and low pay—not to be pulled into the lives of...


A Note From the Publisher

Albert Sipes had a conservative upbringing. A curiosity of what lay over the next hill tempered his worldview. Following an Army Vietnam tour as a division newspaper copy editor, Al worked in Denver radio before completing his education at Colorado’s Adams State College. He had teaching and sales experience after majoring in English and Psychology. Al retired from the transportation industry as a long-haul trucker the US and Canada. Lately, he writes fiction novels and builds furniture as a hobby. He and his wife, Cathy, live in northern Colorado.

Albert Sipes had a conservative upbringing. A curiosity of what lay over the next hill tempered his worldview. Following an Army Vietnam tour as a division newspaper copy editor, Al worked in Denver...


Advance Praise

"Strong themes of relationships, consequences, family, redemption, and second chances make the novel heartwarming and emotionally resonant." - Reader's Favorite

"A feel-good literary novel on understanding an unknown past, forming lasting and life-changing friendships, and developing a second chance to pursue a better future [...] The Dyer Legacy is an adventure that could easily be turned into a cozy film due to its naturally cinematic nature. The lessons it offers about kindness, second chances, and redemption are lessons its audience will not soon forget." - Independent Book Review

"Strong themes of relationships, consequences, family, redemption, and second chances make the novel heartwarming and emotionally resonant." - Reader's Favorite

"A feel-good literary novel on...


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Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9798901742198
PRICE $19.99 (USD)
PAGES 342

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