An Angel On Earth
It’s
been three years since Heath Barkley arrived on the Barkley Ranch. During that time he’s worked hard to be
accepted by not only his father’s family, but also by the Barkley ranch hands
and the people of Stockton. When Heath
must travel miles away from the ranch one spring, he unknowingly brings a
deadly illness back with him. The
diphtheria epidemic that strikes the Barkley ranch, and neighboring Stockton,
will claim many lives before it comes to an end. Heath is forced to fight for his life as well, when the disease
brings him near death. Thanks to a
loving family and many prayers Heath recovers.
But the secrets that are being kept from Heath, the fact that he was the
carrier of the disease and the fact that so many have perished, will not remain
secrets for long. When these
devastating secrets are revealed to Heath by a man over-wrought with anger and
grief; Heath makes the choice to leave his family. He travels for days, ending up in a town called Heaven,
Nevada. It’s in Heaven that three
angels, a little boy, and Heath’s long-deceased father, Tom Barkley, come together
to help heal the scars Heath carries inside from a lifetime of pain. An Angel
On Earth is a Big Valley and Touched By An Angel crossover story.