Indian Adventure

One of the most thrilling Times in American History was the Pony Express Trail stretching almost 2,000 miles from Missouri to California, where pony riders--orphans and teens were preferred for this demanding deadly job--carried mail on horseback and leaped from one animal to the next every 10-15 miles to cover 75-100 miles daily. The Pony Express, however, lasted less than two years, replaced by the trans-continental telegraph. Ellis, an adventurer since his own youth when he ran away from home thumbing from Alabama to New York, retraced the Pony Express Trail by foot, horse, covered wagon...

Twelve-year-old Priya Patel wants to disappear. Between school bullies mocking her Indian heritage and a viral meme that calls her “CurryGirl12,” Priya feels invisible, or worse, like a joke. But everything changes when she discovers her late grandmother’s magical sewing machine, which opens a portal to the Loominary, a world where enchanted fabrics stitched from Indian folklore can heal hearts and protect joy. Joined by tech genius Harper and shy artist Lila, Priya enters the Secret Seamstress Society, battling Rakshasa-like villains called Threadbreakers who unravel happiness across...

Josh and Samantha fall in love, their attraction to one another defies everything they believe in. They share a passion that is bound to erupt like a volcano and then, who knows?' 'It is a love story yes but it is more than that it is a fascinating insight into the world of the back packer. Travelers and travel is what this very readable volume is all about, it is not a tour guide it is an insight into the day to day world of being on tour.' In an interview for The Moment Magazine the author said that Foxtrot was the almost winner of The Constable Trophy. I entered A Foxtrot Through India ...

Thomas McCabe is on his way to a brilliant career as a lawyer when, in 1837, he gives everything up to take a job with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sent to live with a tribe in the wilds of Missouri, McCabe soon saves the life of a young brave. Subsequently, yet grudgingly, he is accepted by the Cheyenne, until he falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, and betrothed, Night Bird Woman. Determined to marry her, McCabe must prove himself to the tribe.

Fort Chambly, New France, 1726. Tamsen and John meet the Jesuit priest who knows their daughter Rachel and escorts them to the Abenaki village. Later, they board a boat to Montreal where they, with a little luck, find Rachel for a tearful reunion. At the convent, the Mother Superior insists Anne must remain there until her ransom is paid. Rachel and the Mohawks make a plan and execute it. The Mohawks, promised good trading, guide the reunited family to the trading ground. Unfortunately, no trading ship waiting for them and the young Mohawk leader is furious. He is about to threaten them ...

She was unlocking the door of her room when he stealthily approached her and tapped on her shoulder. “Hello.” "AHH!" She abruptly pivoted towards him, letting out a loud scream with her hand on her chest. “What the hell!” “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” Breathlessly, she glared at him. “Your ability to emerge in places unexpectedly and quietly is remarkable. Are you human or apparition?” “Is your heart one of the places you were talking about?” He said wiggling his brows while his eyes sparkled with playfulness. The sparkle in his eyes was so alluring, she ...

Rye, a twenty-two-year-old veteran of the Texas Revolution, returns to the Republic of Texas in 1839 after three years of wandering. While traveling through Lost Maples Canyon he discovers a gold mine filled with rattlesnakes. After filing claim to the land, Rye sends word to his friend Kel, brother Darryl, and cousin Dennis who help him build the Lost Maples Ranch and operate the Rattlesnake Gold Mine. The four young cowboys become befuddled but enthusiastic fathers to Kara, a three-year-old Karankawa girl orphaned by the Comanche and rescue Heidi, a seventeen-year-old German immigrant who...

#3 - IN THE REX STEELE ADVENTURE SERIES "PREDATORS" ANOTHER EXCITING WESTERN STORY BY THE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AUTHOR D. M. HAGGARD.Not all predators stalk on four legs. The alpha predator in our world is not the bear, wolf, cougar, or any animal…it is man. We are the ultimate predator, but we are not alone. The wrath of nature, a tempest or violent storm, can sweep us away as if we were a stalk of straw in the wind. A massive flood or landslide or forest fire can destroy in a heartbeat everything we hold dear. A germ so small that it is invisible can kill quickly, or over time. This ...

What can one young boy do against a man determined to conquer an empire?Horses, sailing ships, Mayans, pyramids and conquistadors... Unbroken is being hailed as “a great read for all ages!” Felipe Ferrer's young life is turned upside down when Hernan Cortes rides into the Ferrer stable yard. Cortes, planning to lead his conquistadors to Mexico, is in desperate need of horses. When Felipe’s father refuses to sell his prize stallion, Majesty, Cortes cheats him out of the horse and sends Ferrer to debtor’s prison. To save Felipe from the same fate his father arranges for the boy to go ...

Situated in the early decades of the magnificent Mughal Empire, this first ever biography of Princess Gulbadan offers an enthralling portrait of a charismatic adventurer and unique pictures of the multicultural society in which she lived. Following a migratory childhood that spanned Kabul and north India, Gulbadan spent her middle years in a walled harem established by her nephew Akbar to showcase his authority as the Great Emperor.

As promised, Darcy Butler returns to the Crow Indian reservation. It has been one year since she completed and sold her novel based on her roots and the Crow Indian tribe. Her novel had sold well and she decided that she would give back to a culture that had enriched her life. Upon her return, she finds a gift bestowed upon her from her mentor and distant cousin, Tiponi. The wise elder of the tribe has left his journal for Darcy in the event of her return as vowed by the ‘great storyteller.’ The book becomes a treasure to Darcy as she discovers the plight of the children of Running Wolf...

Major Connor MacKinnon despises his commander, Lord William Wentworth, beyond all other men. Ordered to rescue Wentworth's niece after the Shawnee take her captive, he expects Lady Sarah Woodville to be every bit as contemptible as her uncle. Instead, he finds a brave and beautiful lass in desperate peril. But the only way to free Sarah is for Connor to defeat the Shawnee warrior who kidnapped her - and claim her himself.

Will Cannon rides to west Texas looking for the Blackman Gang, but as soon as he gets there he finds a Texas Ranger, Duke Wills, being attacked by a group of Comanches. Will helps Duke fight off the Comanches and then he finds out about a gang of outlaws that have been making moonshine and selling the moonshine and rifles to the Comanches. Will has to ride into the No Man's Land known as the Indian Nations to find some of the outlaws. He also finds a beautiful woman in Amarillo that needs help.

In September 1873, Elizabeth Coughlin, a widow bankrupted by her husband's folly and death, embarks on a buffalo hunt with her estranged and mysterious brother-in-law, Michael. With no money, no family, no job or security, she hopes to salvage something of her former life and the lives of the hired men and their families who depend on her. The buffalo hunt that her husband had planned, she now realizes, was his last hope for saving their land.

In October 1863, Ian Steele, having taken on the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes, is fighting the Pashtun on the north-west frontier in India. Half a world away, the real Samuel Forbes is a lieutenant in the third New York Volunteers and is facing the Confederates at the Battle of Mission Ridge in Tennessee. Neither is aware their lives will change beyond recognition in the year to come. In London, Ella, the love of Ian's life, is unhappily married to Count Nikolai Kasatkin.

As in The Golden Ocean, The Unknown Shore tells the tale of another ill-fated ship on Anson’s expedition round the world – the Wager. Parted from her squadron in the fearful storms off Cape Horn, the Wager struggles on alone up the ironbound coast of Chile, before she is driven onto rocks and sinks. The survivors include Jack Byron, a midshipman, and his eccentric protégé Toby, an alarmingly naive surgeon’s mate with a single-minded devotion to zoology.

A Native American adventure, romance, and the perils of the mountains follow Jedidiah Bracket back into the depth of his valley. Who will survive, Crow Killer or the ones with the great glaring red eyes that follow him? As the old medicine man, White Swan, predicted from the smoke of his fire; Jedidiah saw the evasive light on the mountain, found his beautiful valley, and had to fight many battles to overcome his enemies. He had to kill, but only after being challenged. He saved and protected his friends and the woman he loved. Love came to him briefly, only to be snatched away like a bolt ...

This book was previously published as “Alpha Yogi” by Reba Bale. Her yoga teacher is going to teach her to relax – even if she needs a spanking to make it happen! Mariah is trying to be healthier by taking yoga, but she’s having a hard time turning off her mind during class. Instead of focusing on the movements and obeying the teacher, she’s rushing in late, reading texts on her watch, and judging her own curvy body. Arjun doesn’t tolerate bad behavior in his yoga classes. The stern teacher suggests that Mariah take a private class with him to improve her practice. However, ...

A fun summer read full of humor, adventure and survival.Follow the ongoing adventures of Jay Roberts as he risks everything to solve the mystery of the Copper Raven legend. During the potlatch abolitions, violent raids on coastal Indian villages brought chaos and destroyed many sacred artifacts. Legend has it that a young brave was able to save some of the treasured pieces including the priceless Copper Raven statue. Fifteen year old Jay Roberts is convinced the statue lies hidden in the mountains behind his village. The problem is no one else believes him.His only chance to right past ...

This Western, Native American Fiction, comes alive in Alfred Dennis’ fourth book of the Crow Killer Series. Plenty of action, adventure, and romance follow Jedidiah Bracket, known as Crow Killer, as he traverses the vast wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. Four years had passed since the Arapaho Chief rescued Jed from North Platte River where a sudden flash flood dumped him bloody and broken on its muddy banks. Jed’s birthmark of a lance on his back plus the old medicine man’s words foretold that he would become a great warrior. With guidance from the Arapaho warrior, Walking Horse, he...