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THE SPIRIT KEEPERS:  A Pueblo People's MysteryAs of January 2014, any income from the sale of The Spirit Keepers will be donated to help support the Zuni Pueblo Youth Enrichment ProgramCan you escape the wrath of the spirits?     After relinquishing her infant son for adoption, Sandy Jacobs vows she will never let another child down. Now, in an attempt to start life over and put the past behind her, she moves from Philadelphia to teach on the San Sebastian Pueblo in New Mexico.When one of her ten year old students and his family are accused of witchcraft and blamed for the mysterious deaths of twoPueblo children, Sandy has the chance to fulfill her promise. The family is being terrorized by "e;Boogeymen"e; Kachina, fierce-looking impersonators of the spirits. Sandy rushes to their aid, but her actions inflame the perpetrators and arouse the opposition of Native born faculty member, Ben Rush.Sandy and Ben clash over the issue while struggling against the attractiongrowing between them until the harassment culminates in violence. Together they risk their lives to uncover the truth and, in the process, learn lessons as valuable as any they have taught. Don't miss the chance to read this equally heartwarming and harrowingstory, set against a backdrop of mesas, mystery and the magic of the Southwest.    Coming in early 2016  Night of the Shadow by J. K. Winn

Next to her beautiful best friend, Jessica, Ellie Ross always felt invisible. When Jessica dies mysteriously during a wild night spent drinking and partying, Ellie suddenly becomes the center of attention. But not in the way she could have imagined, or ever wanted. The police write off Jessica's death as an accident, but Ellie's memories of that fateful night come back to her in flashes, alerting her to the fact Jessica was murdered. The murderer—whoever he is—will stop at nothing to prevent Ellie from exposing the truth. Now, to protect herself from this faceless menace, Ellie must learn his identity. She hires Psychologist Sarah Abrams to help her recover her memories. Will she identify the killer in time to save herself, or will she become his next victim? Night of the Shadow will keep you on the edge of your seat as Ellie tries to outwit death until the final, surprising twist.

After the disappearance of Cecilia Edakee's cousin, and the confusion over which one of the law enforcement agencies has jurisdiction over the investigation, Sandy and Ben join forces with Cecilia and her cousin Bea to locate the missing woman. The rag-tag investigative team, baffled by a lack of evidence, must follow any trail they can. This leads them to Albuquerque, Grants and, finally, the Navajo Nation to pull the pieces of this mystery together. To complicate matters, Sandy is pregnant with Ben's first child and he is concerned that the pressure from sleuthing around might be too much for her to handle. While she wants to do all she can for her pueblo 'family,' she must weigh her involvement against the preservation of her pregnancy and personal life. Then matters take a turn for the worse and Sandy has no choice but to thrust herself into the inquiry. Risking not only lif