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James Shelby has been unjustly convicted of his wife's murder. In order to save him from prison or death, Jane orchestrates his escape from the heavily guarded criminal court building in downtown Los Angeles. But the price of Shelby's freedom is higher than Jane ever could have imagined. Within minutes, imposters posing as police officers shoot Jane, take her away, and tie her to a mattress in a small, dark room. Jane's captors are employees of the...

"December 12th, 2019, Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings, in this riveting sequel to My Heart Is a Chainsaw from New York Times bestselling author, Stephen Graham Jones. Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade Daniels is released from prison right before Christmas when her conviction is overturned. But life...

A dying Indian woman gives birth to a white man's son under a pitch-black prairie sky. In the basement of a Kansas brothel, a husband tends the furnace while his wife services the clientele upstairs. A preacher's mute daughter chases after a broken kite, paying no heed to the dangers lurking underfoot. An Englishman and his humpbacked guide track a phantom white buffalo from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and back again.   A saga as...

The Rogue... A master spy with the face of a fallen angel and a darkly heroic past, Lord Robert Andreville returns to his ancestral home in Yorkshire after a dozen harrowing years spying against Napoleon. But nothing soothes his ravaged spirit until a determined young beauty sweeps into his life. ...and the Runaway Half Mohawk and all American, Maxima Collins is a wary stranger in a strange land, but she will let nothing halt her journey to London...

"A tender love story with a strong, dedicated woman, plus savage battles with the beasts (the worst being man), Bluefeather Fellini in the Sacred Realm offers a wondrous, revealing look at what might have created the world and what may bring it to an end. There is also the Underground, which is included in the belief of many Indian nations and pueblos; the power of the stars; and an occasional interference of the gods mixed with a gritty reality salted...

SUMMARY: Ghonkaba has a thirst for revenge against the Englishman who stole the beautiful white woman he loves.

A terrifying new threat sends Renno into America's unexplored regions, where a thrilling confrontation pits the power of the Manitous against the darkness of Voodoo Priests.

They are an unlikely pair, brought together by fate amid the Civil War. Risa Magee is the daughter of a Yankee colonel and Jerome McKenzie is a Confederate.