Indian Adventure

This is the account of a three week bike tour through some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The book is packed full of beautiful photographs, maps, useful information and the account of the journey made by Tom and Harry. Starting in the city of Chandigahr, they cycled along the famous Manali to Leh Highway and then over the highest motorable pass in the world. On the way they experienced stunning landscapes, fascinating wildlife, the kindness of strangers, wonderful campsites, illness, negotiated their way around landslides and visited Buddhist monasteries. Reading this book is...

Based on historical facts, our story begins in the Fall of 1723 in Dover, NH. That September dsy Tamsen’s world is shattered and turned upside down when her husband is killed and two of her children are abducted by an Abenaki raiding party. Now a widow, she is courted by two men. She refuses the rich and vain Thomas Waldron, who vows revenge. John, the other suitor, proposes as Waldron buys her farm and sets to drive Tamsen and her seven other children from the colony. Her resourceful daughter, Rachel, taken by the Abenaki, saves a warrior’s life, learns Abenaki, is taught Indian ...

Set in 1879, SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION follows the cowboy adventures of Gunfighter Edward Landon as he sets off across the wild west searching for six outlaws he holds responsible for his mother's death. This contemporary action novel features a wide range of western characters, including lawmen, gunslingers, outlaws, Mexican bandits, Indian rebels, and bounty hunters. Andy Munro’s SIX-GUN RETRIBUTION includes realistic characters, historic wild west locations, fast-paced cowboy dialogue, action, mystery and suspense mixed with humour and romance. Synopsis The journey begins as Landon rides his...

A plane crash in the Amazon jungle. A desperate struggle for survival. A hidden Inca treasure. Ruthless grave robbers. Ecuador. A dream holiday turns into a nightmare when two men are stranded in the Amazon rain forest after a plane crash. With no hope of being rescued, they decide that their only chance of survival is to find their way back to civilization. And so they set off on a daring journey, struggling through the dense underbrush, totally unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead. When they stumble upon some ancient ruins where fabulous treasures might be hidden, it all goes wrong ...

A Southern war widow seeking to reinvent herself in the West. A Union cavalryman haunted by his deeds. Can they survive a thousand-mile journey beset by bandits and warring Sioux to discover a life together? After losing everything in the war, Annabelle sets out with her extended family on a wagon train for the goldfields in Montana. Helping to lead the way is Josey Angel, whose reputation as a notorious killer is belied by a thoughtful manner and wounded soul. A bond grows as they tend to the settlers’ needs—until secrets from Annabelle’s past provoke new dangers and the frontier ...

Iron Age of India … around 900 B.C.E. Born in the arms of the Ganga, Vasu grew up in the raging province of Anga. His life shaped by a fate that failed to be just—neglected by his own, stripped of his birthright—he was raised to be lost in an abyss of desires and disappointment. Cursed by his guru, hurt by the only woman he loved, ostracised from society for being the son of a suta. With his only armour—hope—he ventured on an unforgettable journey. Alone. This is Vasu’s tale of survival, of endurance, of abiding courage in the face of all adversities.

Born in the quiet village of Shambala, Kalki Hari, son of Vishnuyath and Sumati, has no idea about his heritage until he is pitted against tragedies and battles. Whisked into the province of Keekatpur, which is under the fist of Lord Kali, Kalki sees the ignominy of death trumping life all around him. He learns that he has been born to cleanse the world he lives in, for which he must journey to the North and learn the ways of Lord Vishnu's Avatar; from an immortal who wields an axe.

The Western frontier in the mid 1800’s was a battleground as Native Americans fought to defend their land from the white pioneers invading the west. Eagle Wing, destined to become a great leader and Arapaho Lance Bearer, helps to defend the land that was promised to the indigenous people of the different Indian tribes. Eagle Wing, the firstborn son of Crow Killer, has the sign of the lance birthmark on his back, like his father. After seeking his vision on the sacred mountain, the medicine man interpreted his dream. The old one saw Eagle Wing riding with the great warriors of the Sioux ...

Professional wrestling offers unparalleled excitement and perks, but aging wrestlers face challenges when they can no longer compete. This is the reality for Mohawk Jones, formerly “The Fightin’ Brave,” a retired Native American wrestler. Once a beloved star, Mohawk now feels aimless, missing his glory days. He shares a home with his former rival, “The Sinister Punjabi” Cobra Tara Singh, an elderly East Indian man who also longs for his wrestling past. These two grumpy old men, with their cultural differences, bicker constantly as they navigate their golden years. Their lives ...

Living in the north western United States, deep in the mountains, was not easy back in the 1800’s. The severe winter kept Jed and his wife snowed in, unable to get an early start to the post. Soon, Bright Moon will bring their child into the world, but will they make it to Fort Bridger in time? Their trip to Bridger will be hard as warriors lie in wait to steal Jed’s pelts and wife adds to their peril. Dibbs Bacon rides to Bridger to get Jed to help Ellie as she gets word of her father’s death. They endure a perilous journey west to the Gallatin Mountains. A crazed hunter follows ...

Another exciting adventure for this happy family comes about through their new friend Indy Roades, a former baseball player and a Yumatan Indian. He tells them about his pueblo in the mountains of New Mexico, and his tribe’s lost turquoise mine. When Mr. Hollister hears that a store there, called The Chapparal, which sells silver trinkets and Yumatan articles, is closing down, he considers buying the goods for his own shop, The Trading Post. He decides to go to New Mexico to examine the stock, and takes his family along with him.

She found love in the West but no peace. He found forgiveness but no rest. Now a new adversary threatens their future together: a proud Lakota warrior named Crazy Horse. Southern war widow Annabelle is eager to start a new life in a Montana gold rush town with Union cavalryman Josey Angel. But the infamous gunman has one last debt to repay. Then a band of warriors seizes Annabelle in a bloody raid, placing her at the center of the deadliest Indian war America has ever seen. Her captor, Crazy Horse, seeks to kill the white men who have trespassed on his people’s land, even as he’s ...

Blaze never cared about her culture. Not the people, not the land, and certainly not Sioux history. Facing heartache after heartache, she would just rather give up and forget everything. When a mystic journal written hundreds of years ago by Chief Black Raven is discovered, her life makes a drastic change. Beneath the power of the full moon, a magic ritual is performed, and it sends Blaze spiraling into the past. Now she is on her own in a time she knows nothing about. Blaze Clark must face her fears, fall in love, and embrace her Sioux heritage to become She-Cougar, the Sioux maiden ...

What would you do if gunshots woke you up in the middle of the night, endangering your family? Bullets whizzed through your tipi dangerously close to your baby son. But who’s attacking you? The Utah War ended without bloodshed. You’re building a new adobe home in peaceful Great Salt Lake City in 1859. Connal Lee and his spouses grabbed their weapons and rushed out to defend their family, camp, and friends from drunken soldiers from Fort Floyd. Other enemies, called Mormon Locusts, continued assaulting their construction camp. The huge Federal Army camped a day’s ride away had made the...

Vira, Ronak, Kaleb, and Riya may be siblings, but they've never been close or even liked each other that much. Torn apart by the different paths their lives have taken, only one thing can bring them back together: the search for the Ivory Key, a thing of legend that will lead the way to a new source of magic. Magic is Ashoka's biggest export and the only thing standing between them and war with the neighboring kingdoms—as long as their enemies don't find out that the magic mines are nearly depleted.

Everybody knows that Seminole Indians love to wrestle alligators for tourists in the Florida Everglades. Old Buck, leader of the local Seminole Tribe, decides it's time to take James, a teenager, back into the Big Cypress Swamp to teach the boy how to wrestle gators. He takes along Micco, Jumper, Two Feathers and Wolf to help, because the huge giant is 16-feet long and weights close to 2,000 pounds. With help from the older men, James is able to subdue the monster, then turns him loose with the admonition, "OK, Big Fella, you owe me one!" Years later, James becomes the Sheriff of Hendry ...

Safety is downriver - but first there’s trouble ahead. As soon as Dewey Martin sees the Indian creeping toward the cabin - and toward his unsuspecting grandmother - he knows what to do: knock him down and take off before the rest of the raiding party arrives. The only means of escape is Dewey’s homemade raft, and lying in its path are rapids, wolves, Indians, and 40 miles of uncharted river. Can a boy who’s never manned an oar and an old frontierswoman be the first to make it down Trouble River?

Little Bird West Texas adventure set in the mid to late 1880's. A young girl is captured and saved by a band of Apaches and later recaptured at the last Apache battle in the state of Texas. This is Little Bird's story of her life until her teen years.

New Hampshire Colony, 1725 After meeting Captain Sheldon, he arranges a meeting with the Governor who promises to try to find her two kidnapped daughters. A letter arrives from Rachel in New France. Someone breaks down their door and a drunk is hurled inside. At the Meeting House on Sunday, the minister accuses them of having a drunken party. The truth comes out and the minister apologizes. Tamsen goes into labor. The midwife discovers there is a dangerous problem with the birth. Meanwhile, Rachel, who was kidnapped by the Abenaki, is embroiled in tribal unrest. Chief Orono fears for her ...

"Come along on the trail with Jerry Ellis. You'll love every step of it."—Tony Hillerman (Tony Hillerman) "Jerry Ellis is an ideal companion for a long ramble along the back roads of America. . . . He introduces us to a collection of characters—some of them welcoming, some of them weird—that are too vivid for mere fiction."—Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles Times) "Ellis, like his Cherokee ancestors, treasures a good story. He writes lucidly, simply, about the people he met and the stories he was told. . . . He walked to discover himself and his ancestors; he came back with stories and...