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"e;Soul of the Sacred Earth is a compelling read."e;—Historical Novels Review.Hopi maiden Morning Butterfly longs for the life that existed before Spanish soldiers and a priest arrived determined to seize sacred land and 'civilize' the peaceful tribe. Despite their different lifestyles, Morning Butterfly and the Navajo brave Cougar realize their survival depends on the two tribes working together. Despite the risk to his life, he'll defend her and his people. She touches him in ways he never imagined. To her shock, she feels the same way about him.Morning Butterfly's beloved sister has become Captain Lopez de Leiva's unwilling mistress. Neither woman understands what drives the captain's determination to seek riches. They don't want to look beneath his hard surface to the man's conflicted heart.Cougar feels the same way about Fray Angelico. Why can't the brown-clad zealot let Navajo and Hopi continue to believe and revere tradition as they always have?Four vastly different cultures, two Native American tribes, Spanish explorers, and a Catholic priest clash in a complex battle for souls and sacred land.

Trapped and starving, Winter, 1846Jessie Spear is a member of the ill-fated Donner Party caught in the Sierra Mountains as snow threatens to bury the terrified survivors. There's no way out. No rescue.Or is there? As one of a small group of would-be rescuers, Daniel Bear risks his life fighting the elements. It doesn't matter that he's a wanted man, an outcast.Reaching the pioneers isn't enough. Now Daniel has to make sure everyone, including Jessie and the orphan she's responsible for reach the distant valley. Long day after day and hard mile after mile, the two begin to trust each other with their secrets, fears, and dreams. To feel something that might become love. However, making it to Sutter's Fort brings no relief. Sutter refuses to sell land to an unmarried woman and Daniel's past has caught up to him.  Previous title: Daughter of the Mountain"e;A beautiful love story; sensitive, hard-hitting on the emotions."e;—Catherine Anderson New York Times bestselling writer."e;Munn is a bright star in a galaxy where only the best shine."e;—Anastasia Gazette."e;A powerful, heart-rending, and unusual love story told with grace, authority, and compassion."e;—Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling writer.

A family reunitedSHE''D HAD IT ALLCord Navarro had been her first love—her only love. He had taken Shannon from girlhood to womanhood, and taught her the ways of his Ute ancestors.SHE''D LOST EVERYTHINGIt had been seven years since she had lain in her husband''s arms—seven empty, lonely years. And now she stood to lose their son, too: ten-year-old Matt had disappeared.SHE HAD ONE CHANCE TO GET IT BACKSuddenly Cord and Shannon were reunited in a desperate struggle to rescue their son, and they discovered a love that had never really died. Would it be strong enough to bring their family back together again?

Homer Eon Flint was one of the pioneers of science fiction -- publishing science fiction stories in pulp magazines before the term "science fiction" had even been coined. Unfortunately, he died violently -- and mysteriously -- at age 36, leaving behind a grieving widow and three young children. Prior to his shocking end in 1924, Homer''s speculative fiction made him a leading contributor to the era''s top pulp magazines. Hundreds of thousands of readers thrilled to his tales of life beyond Earth as well as his mysteries, humor, and even horror. Many of the short stories in this volume, plus the short novel "The Planeteer," were unpublished during Homer Eon Flint''s lifetime. We are thankful to Vella Munn for allowing us to publish them alongside his more famous pulp novels and stories. Here, then, are 22 classic works plus Vella Munn''s biography of her grandfather. For anyone interested in the roots of science fiction, this is a must-have volume!

GRANDFATHER LOST: THE STORY OF HOMER EON FLINT, by Vella MunnTHE PLANETARY PIRATETHE PLANETEERTHE MAN IN THE MOONTHE NTH MANTHE BLIND SPOTTHE DEVOLUTIONISTTHE EMANCIPATRIXTHE GREATER MIRACLETHE LORD OF DEATH AND THE QUEEN OF LIFEBUY A LIBERTY BOMB!THE FLYING BLOODHOUNDGOLDEN WEB CLAIM LUCKTHE STAIN IN THE TABLESTEAL ME IF YOU CANNO FOOLTHE BREAKER MENDSTHE MAN WHO TOOK PARISTHE PERFECT CURIOSITYTHE PEACOCK VESTTHE MISSING MONDAYSTHE MONEY-MILER

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Previously titled Redeeming Her Montana Love A woman in need of a future. A man desperate to bury his past. Realtor Alisha Hearne and her mutt Bruce are at the Lake Serene family cabin in Montana's wilderness. With her parents dead and no siblings, she must decide whether to sell the antiquated structure or repair it. Despite painful memories, the lake and surrounding mountains speak to her need for renewal. The Lake Serene resort represents one thing to plumber Nate Quaid—where he earns a living. He believes he's immune to the mountains' song. When his work here is finished he'll move on as he's done ever since a barred door unlocked years ago. He'll take his secrets with him.Then he acknowledges that the quiet, complex young woman needs his tools and expertise and steps beyond his self-imposed isolation. He'll give her a hand, nothing else. But Alisha senses a deeper side to the handsome, competent man, elements that speak to her lonely heart. Despite his vow not to let it happen, he feels the same draw.  Surrounded by the wilderness, their emotional walls threaten to crumble. Can they live fully in today, deny their pasts?No. For them, happy ever after is an unattainable fantasy.

Previously titled: His Montana Rescue A woman haunted by her near death experience. A man determined to salvage his career. Last summer while fighting a wildfire, Forest Ranger Echo Rose nearly lost her life. Her surgically-repaired ankle limits her movements and has given her PTSD, but she vows to concentrate on safeguarding the area around Lake Serene, Montana during summer's extreme fire danger.  Rey Bowen had a successful construction company until he took on a short-term partner. The man drove Rey's company into bankruptcy. Rey is determined to rebuild his reputation, starting with overseeing renovations at the resort. He refuses to admit how much the bankruptcy underminded his self-esteem, especially not to the lovely young forest ranger. Rey is frustrated with Echo's insistence on what he considers bureaucratic interference when it comes to fire prevention. Then she takes him to where fire destroyed thousands of trees. She details the physical aspects of her accident but says nothing of the emotional impact.Still, aided by the wilderness and time in each other's arms, they confess how much their respective traumas still impact them, then mutually draw back. They won't have any more deep conversations. They'll simply enjoy their time together. They won't fall in love. Then Rey is offered a position far from Lake Serene, and Echo is intrigued by the possibility of a position change that will allow her to deal more closely with wildlife. Her happiness can't depend on her relationship with a man who doesn't embrace these incredible mountains like she does. A man who will soon leave Lake Serene.

Formally titled: Saved by the Montana Hero A woman without roots or family. A man finally free. As a member of the crew responsible for remodeling the Lake Serene resort, Terron Sax's days are full of physical labor. For years he was responsible for others but can finally put himself first. He doesn't want to hear about waitress Kolina Childs' concern for the stray dog she calls Shadow. At the same time he can't stop thinking about the independent woman. He'll enjoy her company but keep his emotions locked away.Kolina doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, just that the longer she's in the mountains, the more connected she feels to them. Terron is content in his skin, something she envies. She'll talk to him about a homeless dog, wolf rumors, even their growing physical attraction. What she won't do is let him get close to her heart. Then an injury ends her waitressing days. Even though doing so brings up unwanted memories of his commitment to others, Terron understands her concerns for her future. He takes her in his arms, spends the night with her.   By morning, fear swamps Kolina. The only man she ever loved died suddenly. She will not care deeply for Terron, will not be hurt again!Then the mountain—or is it a wolf—takes Shadow. She needs Terron if she's going to find the dog. Is he ready for this kind of responsibility?Does he have a choice?

Previously titled: Taming His Montana Heart A man with secrets and a shuttered heart. A woman reaching past a nightmare. Lake Serene Resort manager Shaw Chamberlin groans as snow slows the pace of repairs. He's here because he's determined to live far from where a nightmare he was responsible for took place. He chose well in hiring Haley Walters to run the snowmobile operation.But she can't do everything on her own. The few hours out of his office with the wilderness all around and Haley nearby makes Shaw long to spend more time with her.Haley too chose to live far from her traumatic past. She'll work with Shaw in designing a sled dog trail and share the excitement of wolf tracks, explore their growing emotional and physical feelings for each other. Maybe start to fall in love.Christmas brings a mountain celebration followed by a night together at an isolated cabin.  Surrounded by nature with the wolf nearby, they make love.But can they reveal deep, dark secrets or is the risk too great?

The legacy of America's Native Americans begins with Blackfeet Season.This award-winning nine-book historical romantic fiction series touches the hearts and souls of readers searching for a deep understanding of several tribes.It is a season of change for the Blackfeet. The air is crisp with the scents of fall and the coming winter. The tribe's shaman, Bunch of Lodges, is locked in political battle with its chief, Sleeps Too Long. The shaman's sons, Raven's Cry and Night Thunder, are rivals for the right to succeed him as spiritual leader. Complicating the issue--whether spirituality or a warrior's courage is the way to guide the tribe--are White Calf's visions. The young woman's dreams show the buffalo have left their traditional grazing lands. The Blackfeet must find them or they won't survive winter.White Calf sees a future when her people's land is no longer theirs, when white men have destroyed the buffalo and driven the Blackfeet from their ancestral lands. The tribe expects her to counsel them to follow either the shaman or the chief, but she doesn't know which path leads to a safe future. When she chooses to marry Raven's Cry instead of the shaman, the tribe is split in two. The chief's faction heads for warmer land while Bunch of Lodges leads his people on an ill-fated buffalo hunt.Aware that only unity will allow the tribe to survive, the shaman's sons and White Calf battle a blizzard while trying to rejoin their people.Their only guide is a spirit wolf who seems both menace and protector.

Amid rising tensions of the 1830's in Florida, the Seminole Indians retreat into the darkness of the Everglades swamps rather than be sent to reservations. They are joined by runaway slaves fleeing cruel plantation owners.

The Chumash warrior Black Wolf is hunted by the commander of a Spanish Garrison at a Catholic Mission in Alta California. His people have been forcibly "e;converted"e; to Christianity and live in virtual slavery under Spanish rule and the supervision of the p

In 1872 lands once thought uninhabitable are coveted by the white settlers, traders and miners headed West. In far Northern California the last few bands of Modoc cling to their ancestral lands, trying to live in peace with their new neighbors.

Oregon, a land of towering timber, snow-capped peaks, lush fertile valleys. A land of gold. To the pioneering settlers, it was a garden of Eden. To the Rogue Indians, it was home. Two different peoples, each laying claim to the same territory.

Jessie Speer set out for California, following her father's dream which turned into a nightmare, and it killed her family. Now, snow clogged mountains, beautiful but heartless, held her prisoner.

Madsaw, war chief of the Tillamook tribe, kidnaps Twana, the step-daughter of the Nisqually shaman. Though their people are enemies, and to love a slave violates tribal law, Madsaw and Twana become lovers.

They were part of a special breed.Smoke jumper Lory Foster fought the summer infernos that threatened the Northwest forests.Mike Steen battled those blazes from his specially equipped chopper.When fires raged, they were a team. The rest of the time they were loners, isolated by the demands of their jobs, the uncertainty of their lives and the lurking threat of sudden death. To Mike, Lory was strong and vital. He didn't believe she'd ever need him. To Lory, Mike was an free spirit soaring over the human passions of love and desire. But their breed were gamblers and they gambled everything on one glorious and tumultuous weekend on the drifting currents of Idaho's Snake River.

All Tina Morton remembered of her waterskiing accident were the muscular arms that holding her up, the powerful arms she clung to. World class power lifter Joe Rustin was the rescuer--her reason to recover.Standing by her when others fled, Joe became Tina's coach, her inspiration, her constant companion--but not her lover. Though she longed for more than a partner in pumping iron, Joe held himself back, ruled by his great strength. He'd given her courage and confidence; dare she unleash his deepest passions, the power suppressed within him?

Drawn home by her father's death, former champion barrel racer Lynn Walker realizes her passion still burns inside her. All she needs to rejoin the exciting and competitive rodeo circuit is a horse with heart and speed—and the means to buy one.Horses are part of rodeo livestock contractor Bryan Stone's world. Despite his misgivings, the rough and rugged man finds what his former childhood friend needs to compete—White Moon.It makes sense for Lynn to accompany Bryan as he takes his livestock from one rodeo to another. What neither anticipates is the impact of those days and nights together. Attraction becomes need. Friendship becomes something deeper, something with the power to change both of them.But Bryan life is filled with responsibility, decisions, and sometimes danger. The last thing he'll do is jeopardize Lynn's dream. She must be free to ride and win.

Life and heart in danger.  Kim Revis is back in Camp Oro, the historic gold town where she spent her youth both to advise the museum's staff in improving its security system and to help her beloved grandmother prepare the family home to be sold. What she doesn't expect is to be drawn to Grandma's handsome attorney Mark Stockton—or for him to play a vital role in safeguarding the museum's treasures.Mark, who is devoted to Kim's grandmother, has no choice but to agree when Margaret begs him to help her keep secrets from Kim, to lie to the woman he's falling in love with. A cave-in collapses the mine tunnel between Camp Oro and where Kim is staying. Despite her unease when she's near the dark hole, she wants to explore it—with Mark. To spend as much time as possible getting to know him. He warns her not to trust those she'll be working with, but he's protective of her grandmother. That has to be why he acts like he does when he's around her. It isn't as if she'll need defending, as if there's risk to her body and heart.

Staring at proof of an ancient volcanic eruption, sixteen year old Kayla Stephens sees dark lava, high desert, and dry brush. She can't believe anyone once called this arid land home. Still, something about what used to be home for an Indian tribe calls to her. Dressed in what Kayla believes is a Native American costume, a teenage girl emerges from the shadows. The grief-stricken stranger begs Kayla to help rescue her infant son from those who'd wrenched him from her arms. As much as Kayla wants to believe the girl is crazy, she can't. Morning Song's desperate plea touches her heart.Kayla agrees to travel back in time with the young Modoc to the winter of 1872-73. That's when the small northern California tribe had fled the reservation they'd been forced onto and had snuck home, hiding in icy caves. This is Modoc country. They, not settlers, belong here. However, the newcomers' weapons are superior and they have the Army's support.Despite the odds, Morning Song isn't alone in her determination to raise her child where her ancestors were born, lived, and died. The tribe's leaders believe that somehow, with their spirits' guidance, they will win the uneven battle.Kayla is painfully aware of how the conflict ended, but here in the past only a teenage mother's love for her child matters. Turning her back on the present, Kayla vows to risk her life alongside Morning Song.The author of over a dozen Native American historicals, Vella Munn has written a time-travel novel for young adult readers. She hopes to give today's teens some insight into what life was like for Native Americans 150 plus years ago. Although fiction, Her Desperate Plea is historically accurate.

Brand Lockwood barely survives a building's collapse. The accident awakens memories of an earlier deadly collapse. He vows to punish the man responsible for what nearly killed him.Kara Richardson refuses to let her father take the blame for something she believes he didn't do. In an attempt to get to the truth and to support him, she takes a job at Brand's construction company in Alaska. She'd learned how to operate everything from earthmoving equipment to power tools at her father's side. As Kara and Brand work together, she's torn between keeping emotional distance from the hard-driving man and giving into her lonely heart. He'll hate her when she confesses her motives to him. When she tells her father what she's doing, he begs her to leave Alaska, but Brand has already laid claim to her heart. Can she live with the truth?Can she live without him?

The lonely land spoke to her, touched her soul, whispered to her heart.Even before she ventured onto The Lava Beds National Monument of Northern California for the first time, anthropologist Tory Kent knew something was waiting for her there—something or someone. Maybe the answer to what she's been looking for all her life lay in what the Modoc Indians once called The Land Of Burned Out Fires.The solitary warrior Loka wants nothing to do with the beautiful newcomer. Decades ago his small tribe was losing the battle against land-greedy pioneers. His courage and primitive weapons were useless. His people were doomed, his son already dead which was why he swallowed the shaman's medicine. However, instead of dying, he eventually regained consciousness to discover he was the only Modoc left to try to claim ancestorial land.Is the woman he can't shake from his heart linked to his awakening? Something is stirring inside him, reminding him that he's a man—alone.Can he trust the sad-eyed stranger?Can Tory accept what Loka represents?Will he survive her offer of love—and the danger that stalks her?