Western
The Soledad Crucifixion
What novel that opens with the voluntary Good Friday crucifixion of a Catholic priest in the mountains of northern New…
Through Rushing Water
Richmond’s sophomore novel portrays life on an 1870s Native American reservation that the reader won’t soon forget. Russian immigrant Sophia…
The Springsweet
“That I went a little mad, I could not deny.” Saundra Mitchell’s opening line of The Springsweet pulls in readers,…
End of the Trail
For readers who enjoy a blend of Christian fiction with American history, this novel is a warm and comfortable fit.…
Victorio’s War
In this third installment in the Desert Legends trilogy, young Jim Doolen is a scout for the 10th U.S. Cavalry…
Sixty Acres and a Bride
This vibrant debut novel blends two cultures of the 1870s as two widows go back to family in Texas after…
Kill the Indian: A Killstraight Story
In 1888, Daniel Killstraight, a Comanche Metal Shirt, or tribal police officer, is appointed to attend a conference in Fort…
The Key on the Quilt
“If it wasn’t for the occasional night when he tried to kill her,” this novel begins, “Owen wouldn’t be a…
Westward Hearts
Since her husband’s death three years before, in 1851, Elizabeth Martin and her two children have continued running their farm…
Beneath a Hunter’s Moon: A Western Story
In 1832, hunter Big John McTavish rescues a young fur trapper named Pike from an ambush by Chippewas. Pike joins…
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