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Kukum by Michel Jean
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratings«C'est un de ces soirs où je trayais les vaches dans la lumière du soleil couchant que je l'ai vu pour la première fois. Un canot est apparu, descendant en silence la rivière. Un homme torse nu, à la peau cuivrée, ramait sans se presser, se laissant pousser par le courant. Il paraissait à peine plus âgé que moi. Nos regards se sont croisés. Il n'a pas souri. Et je n'ai pas eu peur... -
Qimmik by Michel Jean
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratings« Depuis cinq mille ans, l'inuktitut et le jappement des qimmiit résonnent dans le Nunavik. La vie y est cruelle. Mais c'est ce qui la rend belle. Précieuse. » Entre la taïga et la toundra, un jeune couple inuit du Nunavik se découvre et apprend à s'aimer. Accompagnés de leurs chiens, les qimmiit, Saullu et Ulaajuk parcourent un continent encore sauvage, tous libres et solidaires... -
Only You by Francis Ray
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSierra Grayson is next in line for love. If her four older brothers managed to get married off, surely Sierra can't be far behind. At least that's the outcome her matchmaking mother, Ruth, is hoping for - whether Sierra--smart, too sexy for her own good, and stubborn to a fault--wants it or not. But little does Ruth know what else fate has in store... -
Sarah Mayfield by J.S. Anthony
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn unexpected journey of the heart.The war is over and Sarah Mayfield has put the sorrows of her life in Virginia behind her. On the strength of three letters she has traveled by railroad, riverboat and stagecoach to meet her new life out west...Categorized as:
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Embrace the Wild Land by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe American Civil War plunges Zeke and Abbie Monroe into violence and separation, danger and torn loyalties. Their first-born son, Wolf’s Blood, takes part in the Sun Dance, a tortuous ritual that initiates him into life with the Cheyenne. Then war forces Zeke to leave his family to join his white brother, Danny, in the conflict...Categorized as:
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River of Love by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbigail Monroe had been pierced by an arrow as a young girl...and pierced even more deeply by the love of a half-breed Cheyenne brave named Lone Eagle. But now Abigail and Lone Eagle could lose everything--and each other. Trouble was coming across the Plains to challenge them and test their love. No longer could they hide in a paradise of their own making...Categorized as:
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Eagle's Song by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEAGLE'S SONG is the final book in the Savage Destiny series, taking readers into the lives of Zeke and Abbie's children and grandchildren. This very moving story depicts the emotional end of an era for a once wild and free People, America's Native Americans; and the sometimes traumatic changes in the American West as civilization moves in to tame a lawless land...Categorized as:
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Meet the New Dawn by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this totally unforgettable sixth book in the Savage Destiny series, a relentless wave of frontier progress forces itself into the lives of Zeke and Abbie Monroe, threatening their many years of abiding love and forcing a separation unlike any other they have experienced...Categorized as:
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Holiday Bride by T.S. Joyce
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings**Can be read as a standalone holiday story, or with T. S. Joyce's bestselling Wolf Brides series** Maya hasn’t been back to Colorado Springs in years. She’s home visiting for the holidays, but so much has changed. The boy she grew up with is nearly unrecognizable and his animal magnetism is stirring feelings in her that she can’t explain... -
I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs she waits for the arrival of her new baby, a Native mother-to-be gathers gifts to create a sacred bundle. A white feather, cedar and sage, a stone from the river...Each addition to the bundle will offer the new baby strength and connection to tradition, family, and community. As they grow together, mother and baby will each have gifts to offer each other... -
Lobsters, Bisques, and Berries by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLakota Simjak is nothing like he looks. A laid-back kind of fella that takes life as it comes, while enjoying the simple beauty of the day to days. However, the lonely nights and eternal mornings tells him it’s time for a change. He wants a wife.Melody Willis’ trophy case displays thirty years of being in the music business and performances all over the world. Yet, she goes to bed alone... -
Apex Predator: Wolf Moon by D.A. Roberts
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey exist in myth and legend dating back to the earliest history of man. Different cultures have different names for the same creature, which has haunted the dark places of our collective psyche. Loup Garou, Werewolf, Lycanthropes, Rougaru, Michigan Dogman, The Beast of Land Between the Lakes, Oolonga-Doglalla, Shunka Warak'in, Skinwalker... -
Savage Horizons by Rosanne Bittner, F. Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUNTAMED PASSIONS AND WARRIOR'S BLOOD Before the white man walked the land, it belonged to the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Chippewa. But as trappers and pioneers pushed West, the days of innocence ended--and the nights of blood began. Left behind as a legacy of passion and shame was the White Indian called Blue Hawk by his Cheyenne people..Categorized as:
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Texas Embrace by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith her father murdered by renegade Apaches, Tessa fears she'll be their captive forever. And if she is found, she'll be considered an outcast. John Hawkins knows how it feels to be an outcast. They are a man and woman who have known violence and tragedy. Yet even with desperadoes and Indians all around them, John and Tessa discover they want something more--a chance at happiness... -
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Wildest Dreams by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLettie MacBride knew that joining a wagon train heading West was her chance to begin anew, far from the devastating memories of the night that had changed her forever. She didn't believe she could escape the pain of innocence lost or feel desire for any man...until she meets Luke Fontaine. Haunted by his own secrets, Luke could never blame Lettie for what had happened in the past...Categorized as:
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Tame the Wild Wind by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHalf-breed Gabe Beaumont had had to choose between the Sioux tribe of his mother and the white family of his father, and his choice had cost him everything. Settlers had murdered his Indian wife and child, and now revenge was all he lived for...Categorized as:
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Beyond the Great River by Zoe Saadia
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey felt she was too spirited, too forward, too boyish, not as feminine and as graceful as a young woman should be. Their frowns followed her like a cloud, but she didn't care. Other girls may have worked happily, danced beautifully, or sewn themselves pretty dresses, but they could not climb or run or swim as well as she did, the silly, giggly, empty-headed creatures that they were...Categorized as:
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Hanta Yo: An American Saga by Ruth Beebe Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA multigenerational saga that depicts the lives of two families of Teton Sioux from the late 1700s to the 1830s, before the arrival of the white man...Categorized as:
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People of the Nightland by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt has been a thousand years since Wolf Dreamer lead his people up through the dark hole in the ice to a rich, untouched continent bursting with game. But the world has changed. Most of the magnificent animals are gone, and the last of the great glaciers is melting, forming a huge freshwater lake in the middle of the world. Over the centuries the People of the Wolf have split into two clans... -
Spencer's Forbidden Passion by Brenda Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"YOU HAVE FORTY-EIGHT HOURS TO BE MY WIFE." Millionaire deal-maker Spencer Westmoreland would bail out Chardonnay Russell's failing Napa Valley vineyard. And in return she'd bear his children. But she shouldn't dare hope Spencer would ever fall in love with her. Her only choice was to accept the arrogant businessman's proposal... -
Little You by Richard Van Camp
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRichard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of the hugely successful Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, has partnered with talented illustrator Julie Flett to create a tender board book for babies and toddlers that honors the child in everyone... -
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Sherman Alexie and Caldecott Honor winning Yuyi Morales comes a striking and beautifully illustrated picture book celebrating the special relationship between father and son. Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as big Thunder, but little thunder doesn't want to share a name... -
People of the Masks by Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAs the prophets have foretold, a child of power has been born unto the Turtle People of the Iroquois Nation. The Elders call him False Face Child, for he is the son of a powerful spirit. A living talisman, the child has inhuman eyes--black mirrors, ageless and deep--and all fear him.All but Jumping Badger, the most powerful war leader of the Bear People...Categorized as:
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Savage Mists by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith dreams of peace for his people, Iron Cloud begins his quest for vengeance against the government agents who have abused them, by first abducting white woman Damita...Categorized as:
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Savage Passions by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLiving among the virgin forests of frontier Michigan, Yvonne secretly admires the cheiftain of a peaceful Ottawa tribe. A warrior with great mystical powers and many secrets, Silver Arrow tempts her heart. But white men and Indians alike threaten to keep them apart forever. Yvonne and Silver Arrow will need more than mere magic...Categorized as:
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Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons by Rob D. Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo-time Caldecott Medalist Leo and Diane Dillon bring to life words of wisdom about living life with compassion and courage written by Author and Actor Rob D. Walker. This is a must have for every family. Gentle, powerful lessons spoken to child, delivered with a mother's immutable love. Stunning illustration will leave readers breathless and deeply moved... -
Mestaclocan by R. Lawson Gamble
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen old friend Marty O'Bannon, a San Francisco Homicide Detective, calls FBI Agent Zack Tolliver early one morning with news of a third murder victim, her throat ravaged as if by an animal, Zack agrees to assist him with the investigation.But Zack's responsibilities at the Navajo Indian Reservation prevent him from leaving so he sends his friend Eagle Feather, a local hunting guide, in his stead... -
Shakkai: Woman of the Sacred Garden by Lynn V. Andrews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the newest book in the highly successful Sisters of the Shield series, Lynn Andrews discovers the secrets of Japan's sacred gardens and offers this knowledge to all women who seek the sacred within themselves. Shakkai leads the way to understanding the essential balance of mind and heart... -
Savage Thunder by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor 10 years, he dreamed of the lovely girl with the crown of pink rosebuds in her flowing hair. She had mystically drawn him to her, and no woman since could compare. But when their canoes met one night in midstream, he discovered a full-blown passion that he had never imagined in the budding maiden...Categorized as:
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Savage Fires by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCrippled in a train accident and abandoned by her fiancee, lawyer Josephine Taylor Stanton believes no one will love her in a wheelchair, until a proud, handsome Ottawa chief shows up in her office looking for someone to help his people...Categorized as:
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Savage Secrets by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSearching the wilds of the Wyoming Territory for her outlaw brother, Rebecca Veach is captured by the one man who fulfilled her heart's desires. But could she give herself to Blazing Eagle without telling him about her shameful quest? He wants her from the moment he sees her, but haunted by painful memories, Blazing Eagle pulls away...Categorized as:
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Savage Moon by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Savage Moon, bestselling author Cassie Edwards brings readers another passionate historical romance set on the American frontier. Misshi Bradley knew two lives. As a settler girl, she'd seen her family die, one by one, on the grueling trail west. Stolen by renegade Indians, she'd grown to womanhood with an Indian family...Categorized as:
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Across the Great Sparkling Water (The Peacemaker Series) by Zoe Saadia
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo live in captivity, adopted by the enemies of her people, or to break the law and tradition by running away? That question did not occur to Onheda until after she fled Little Falls on the spur of the moment, against any better judgment. If she was to die in the woods, making her way back to her people, accused, even by them, of breaking the ancient custom, it was still the better choice... -
Savage Love by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMonster bones. They were the stuff of Indian legend, which warned that they must not be disturbed. But lovely, golden-haired Dayanara and her father were on a mission for the Smithsonian Institute to track down the mysterious bones and uncover them, despite the danger...Categorized as:
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Thunder on the Plains by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE SOUND OF TWO HEARTS BEATING, JOINED BY A LOVE MADE STRONGER BY STRUGGLE, CAN BE AS LOUD AS ... THUNDER ON THE PLAINS Lovely young heiress Sunny Landers was utterly devoted to her father's great dream --- a transcontinental railroad that would run from Chicago across the Great Plains to the Pacific...Categorized as:
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Reckless Desire by Madeline Baker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnable to resist his love for a beautiful woman despite her betrothal to a man who is ashamed of her Native American heritage, Cloud Walker seeks to make Mary his own with a scandalous passion that enrages her proud Cheyenne warrior father. Original... -
Savage Spring by Constance O'Banyon
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSEASON OF LIFE Framed for a murder and on the run, Alexandria disguised herself as a young boy--and convinced Taggert James to take her along with him to Philadelphia. But as a young woman, she couldn't dent the desire that Tag ignited in her blood. A mere glance from his violet eyes could make her melt in his arms, a mere touch of his lips drew her to his bed...Categorized as:
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Savage Dream by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForbidden by her strict father to associate with handsome Navajo chief Shadow, whom she secretly loves, Maria is unable to resist her feelings when Shadow abducts her...Categorized as:
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Savage Vision by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA New York Times Bestseller From her first sight of the shadowy ship with its tattered sails, Scarlet sensed it meant trouble. And when its lunatic captain forced her aboard, her despair knew no bounds. She could hardly believe her eyes when the stunningly handsome Indian she'd met just once appeared to save her... -
Savage Arrow by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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Mystic Dreamers by Rosanne Bittner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor over a decade, Rosanne Bittner has enchanted her readers with tales of adventure and romance in the times before the White Man settled the West. Now, in the tradition of Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W...Categorized as:
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Mail Order Bride: An Indian Bride by Leah Laurens
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFitting in is never easy... especially when you’re an Indian mail order bride.Bíawacheeitchish—Bia to her friends—has just left the only home she's ever known.Her brothers want her to marry Askook, an Indian man from an enemy tribe whom she does not love.Bia is supposed to be the prize that will bring peace to their tribes.She knows Askook is dangerous but her brothers won't listen...Categorized as:
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The Loon Feather by Iola Fuller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe story of an Indian girl destined to grow up with the incompatible traditions of her own people and of the white traders on Mackinac Island. One of the most popular books ever written about the conflict of alien peoples... -
With the Indians in the Rockies by James Willard Schultz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrapped in the Rocky Moutains in winter- will the boys survive? Thomas and his friend Pitamakan, a Blackfoot boy, live at Fort Benton on the western frontier. One day, having ventured into the mountains to trap beaver, Tom and Pitamakan are attacked by a band of Kootenay Indians, who spare their lives, but make off with everything they have...Categorized as:
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Savage Flames by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStunned by the murder of her husband, terrified by the disappearance of her daughter, Lavinia ventures alone into the Everglades. But instead of death, she finds life - a peaceful village and a man who vows to keep her safe at any cost. In Wolf Dancer's arms she knows love at last...Categorized as:
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The Kentuckians by Janice Holt Giles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Kentuckians of Janice Holt Giles's title were that hardy band of angels who straggled through Cumberland Gap in the 1770s and carved their farms from the wilderness of Virginia's westernmost country. In her historical novel, first published in 1953, Giles invited the reader to experience the danger and beauty of life on the American frontier... -
Savage Wonder by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFleeing from the madman who had killed her father in order to force her to marry him, Maddy seeks shelter in a hidden cave to escape a ravaging storm and meets fierce Sioux warrior Black Wolf--a man who soothes her fears and shows her ecstacy in his warmembrace... -
Savage Illusion by Cassie Edwards
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGrowing up in a white man's world, Blackfoot Jolena Edmonds is haunted by visions of a handsome warrior that call her back to the world of her own people, and on a trip through the Montana Territory, she encounters Spotted Eagle. Original... -
Midnight Fire by Madeline Baker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEager to cross the plains in her flight from an arranged marriage, a beautiful white woman hires a hard-drinking drifter to help her do so, never guessing that the two of them will fall in love. Original...Categorized as:
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Reckless Love by Madeline Baker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTWO MEN CLAIMED HER ... ONLY ONE COULD TAME HER RECKLESS HEART JOSHUA BERDEEN was the cavalry soldier who had traveled the country in search of the lovely Hannah Kincaid. Josh offered her a life of ease in New York City, and all the finer things. TWO HAWKS FLYING was the Cheyenne warrior who had branded her body with his searing desire...
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