Book Two in Lauraine Snelling's Exciting Wild West Wind Series After fleeing North Dakota and the now defunct Wild West Show, Cassie Lockwood and her companions have finally found the hidden valley in South Dakota where her father had dreamed of putting down roots. But to her dismay, she discovers a ranch already built on her land. Cassie's arrival surprises Mavis Engstrom and forces her to reveal secrets she's kept hidden for years. Her son Ransom is suspicious of Cassie and questions the validity of her claim to the valley. But Lucas Engstrom decides from the start that he is in love with her and wants to marry her. Will Cassie be able to build a home on the Bar E Ranch and fulfill her father's dream of raising horses, or will she be forced to return to the itinerant life of her past?

A heart-warming animal ADVENTURE story about friendship, family and belonging, for 5 to 9 year-olds ★★★★★ "Charming, beautiful, magical!" ★★★★★ "Beautifully written and illustrated." Worlds collide when Dal, a boy who can talk to animals, meets Whisper, a strange girl, at forbidden Forest Farm. But Dal's best friend, a brave white stag called Treon, is convinced the girl is not all she seems. Neemis, the bossy hare, wants control of the forest. He enlists the help of other animals - determined to stop the new friends from finding out the truth! Can the three friends finally uncover all the secrets and the mystery the forest has been hiding - in time to avoid the terrible danger that awaits? Ideal book to help children with reading as it covers all the words in a school syllabus for this age group. A story of friendship - and finding where you truly belong. Themes include: - * Friendship * Family * Loneliness * Being different ★★★★★ "A lovely well written book. Definitely will be sharing and recommending to my teacher friends." ★★★★★ "Bought for my 9 year old niece - who loved it." ★★★★★ "Fantastic read... look forward to more adventures with Dal and Whisper." ★★★★★ "Has all the elements that children love in a book; adventure, danger, and talking animals, plus a happy ending."

Interviewing Native Americans across the United States and Canada, professional speaker, television personality and master storyteller Cheewa James--enrolled with the Modoc tribe of Oklahoma--culled these insightful and powerful stories of Indian people. The KVIE-Public Television, Sacramento, California, television special "American Indian Circles of Wisdom," featuring Cheewa, highlights many of these tales. Included are interviews with Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills, Lakota Sioux; U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Cheyenne; stateswoman Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee; and prominent political leader Ada Deer, Menominee, along with many other proud Native Americans. Here's your chance to applaud the fortitude, humor and resourcefulness of the human spirit. This book extends to you a unique opportunity to explore the lives of Native Americans--their culture, challenges, pains and triumphs. It will live as a testimonial to the period of history that brought great change to a people whose roots are deep in America and Canada.

When we reach out and touch the common threads quietly spun between different, even seemingly contradictory human spiritualities, we begin to attain a far more enriched and empowered understanding of humanity — and a deeper understanding of ourselves, personally. God Whispers on the Wind is a collection of 81 spiritual poems that guides a reader of any faith to truly touch those common threads: the perpetual and binding human qualities of love, happiness, purposeful living and shared experience that make humans so exceptionally unique as spiritual beings. From the author of Lead Without Followers, writer Dave Ursillo ventures into an open, heart-warming, free-form poetic style in a deep and introspection glimpse into the mind of a young generational thinker. In this poetic exploration of God, Spirit, the Universe, and the higher power to which we are all connected, God Whispers on the Wind invokes a light-hearted and playful voice, drawing from occasional humor, cursing, hilarity and even heresy. Indisputably, this debut collection leaves a memorable imprint upon the reader with Ursillo's inimitably heart-stoking style. And featuring original contributions from seven talented writers from across the globe, God Whispers on the Wind is a true celebration of the diversity of human spirituality. Whatever you believe, God Whispers on the Wind will serve as a gentle reminder that we are forever connected to a couple of important things: to the ether, and to one another.

A friend's suspicious death brings a Native American investigator back home to the reservation, where she faces a puzzling mystery and family conflict. Fraud investigator Sunny Davis returns to her childhood home, an Indian reservation in Nevada, for her best friend Gina's funeral, and she finds that nothing is what it seems. Sunny can't believe that Gina would shoot herself in front of her young children. Gina's family is disengaged and evasive. And when Sunny receives a psychic vision of Gina's brutal death and senses that Gina's spirit is contacting her, she becomes determined to find the truth. Sunny's investigation leads her deep into a complex mystery, her tribal culture's spiritual beliefs, and the secrets that tore apart Gina's family and threaten her own. Whispers in the Wind introduces a new kind of detective hero in Sunny Davis, a smart and tough investigator who solves cases with equal parts deductive logic, psychic perception and spiritual intuition, in a story that portrays grief, courage, and compelling insights into Native American families.