Set in Sacramento County (1893-1910), this novel continues the family sagas of the Sheldons, the Donners, and Indian Mary, and introduces new historical figures as well as the fictional Mae Duffy. While seeking her fortune, Mae is waylaid by Sacramento’s seedy underworld and corrupt government. Meanwhile, Hiram Johnson begins his career as a reformer.

The final volume of the California Trilogy will be available late January 2010! Preorders will be accepted by mail. Please specify whether a personal inscription is desired.

Online sales will be offered as soon as the book is available for shipping, by late November at the latest.

Sequel to Eye of the Bear. Based on a true story, this is the California Gold Rush as you never imagined. The fates of Indian Mary, Elitha Donner (survivor of her father’s wagon-train disaster), and Pedro Valdez (a proud Californio) entwine in a drama of passion and power on the ranch now owned by the author. 1844-1853. ISBN: 0965348725

“...alive and bursting with excitement.” — The Sacramento Bee

A Miwok boy leaves his peaceful village in 1824 to investigate the mysteries of the Spanish missions. This moving story of adventure and love brings to life forgotten native peoples, Spanish colonials, Russians in Fort Ross, and American trapper Jededdiah Smith. ISBN: 0965348741

“...an engrossing experience that will haunt the reader with its challenging historical realism...” — Robert Santos, California State University, Stanislaus

In primitive isolation Frieda lives by the laws of the wilderness with her outlaw husband — until she finds something more important than raw survival. Based on one of Idaho’s strangest murders. Set in 1917 on the Salmon River. ISBN: 0965348768

Condensed biographies and delightful tidbits spanning the entire West, from the Conquistadores to John Wayne. Art includes works by Georgia O’Keefe, Charles Russell, Albert Bierstadt, James Earle Frazer, and more. ISBN: 0965348776

“Highlights on every damn page...You'll find yourself quoting it to friends.” — James C. Work, Editor, Prose and Poetry of the American West

A Scottish orphan gets her teaching credential and sails to America in 1905, settling in Utah and southern Idaho. There she survives the hardships and poverty of the Great Depression, raising six children, all to be leaders in their fields — a story that will inspire parents today. ISBN: 0965348784

“A wonderful book about a special lady...”