Native American Western Historical Fiction

A collection of stories capturing what it means to be a cowboy.

Book Three in The American Journey Series Two worlds. One heart. A love tested by pride, heritage, and the untamed frontier. When East meets West, hearts are bound to clash. In 1820, a proud frontiersman caught between two cultures and an Eastern beauty forced into exile must face the wilderness—and their own fears—to discover where they truly belong. From USA Today Bestselling Author Lyn Cote comes a heartfelt tale of identity, courage, and the faith that bridges every divide. Rafe McKuen, son of an Osage chief’s daughter and a successful American fur trader turned planter, has one ...

A collection of stories from the most famous Western author of all time! Desert Death-Song is a compilation of some of Louis L’Amour’s greatest stories, many of which might otherwise be difficult to find. Whether he was writing under his early pen name, Jim Mayo, or his own, L’Amour’s stories are unforgettable, touching on rough and rugged American ideals, and set in the untamable frontier of the Western United States.

The Crow Killer saga blazes on. This gripping Western and Native American epic rides hard through mountain passes, with raw action, sweeping adventure, and untamed spirit. Jedidiah Bracket, known to the Arapaho as Crow Killer, rides the trail again when his blood-brother, Chief Red Hawk, calls for his help to save his purebred Appaloosa herd from the reservation’s corrupt horse trader. With his son, Eagle Wing, at his side they’re in a battle for survival when government soldiers and hostile tribes pursue them into the mountains. Theirs is more than a fight to save the horses: it is a ...

A historic western that opens in 1873, a time when recession is forcing thousands westwards to recoup their fortunes. The West is tough, brutal and the Indian is the enemy. But when a white woman is raped, it is a half-breed Cheyenne who comes to the rescue. From the author of Jake and Upland Passage.

An untouchable gunslinger. A lost hoard of gold. A host of brutal adversaries. What could possibly go wrong? Deputy Marshal Porter Rockwell can't be harmed by a bullet or a blade. As long as he never cuts his hair, Rockwell is free to right wrongs and chase criminals without worrying about the consequences. But when he learns about a map to a mysterious cache of gold, he's embroiled in a battle for the treasure with enemies lining up on every side. As outlaws, villains, and a surprisingly formidable Ute chieftain stand between the Deputy Marshall and the gold, bullet and blade might not be ...

One man finds himself torn between two cultures in this sweeping tale of frontier life in post–Civil War era Texas. In the years following the American War Between the States, the once vacated military presence in west Texas is on the rise to protect the waves of settlers moving into the region. Living peaceably with the Mescalero Apache, half-breed former military scout Holton Lang promotes the tentative harmony between the US cavalry and the Native American population.

The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at 20. Eager to leave her grief behind, she sets off with her family for a life out West. On the trail, she forms an instant connection with John Lowry, a half-Pawnee man straddling two worlds and a stranger in both. But life in a wagon train is fraught with hardship, fear, and death. Even as John and Naomi are drawn to each other, the trials of the journey and their disparate pasts work to keep them apart.

This riveting story takes place during the Battle of the Hundred in the Hand, otherwise known as the Fetterman Massacre of 1866. The story is told alternately through the eyes of Cloud, a dedicated Lakota warrior who fights alongside a young Crazy Horse, and Max Hornsby, a white pioneer who mistakes Cloud's redheaded wife for a captive.

Three destinies, one relentless struggle—and a land that promises everything but forgives nothing. This thrilling saga is set against the backdrop of the conquest of the American West and the bitter battles against the Comanche, who are fighting bloody conflicts to defend their homeland of endless prairies and huge bison herds. Stella Carter flees with her husband from racism in the East to Texas and narrowly survives one of these raids. She must fight for survival as a slave to the Comanches in the hope of seeing her abducted daughter again. Meanwhile, the young Benjamin rises from ...

The year 1865. Goldie O’Neill was nine years of age when she trekked across the unclaimed American West with her family to form their own Irish Catholic colony. Their new community had dreams of self-governance and prosperity far removed from the anti-Irish sentiment and prejudice of the ruling classes. They soon learned about the extremes of the American West and the ongoing Indian war. A year after their arrival, Goldie blames herself for her sister’s disappearance.

Whether you kill one man or a hundred, in the end, you only hang once... Deputy Marshal Porter Rockwell can't be harmed by a bullet or a blade but the prophecy about his invulnerability never mentioned a rope. Imprisoned for the supposed murder of a young girl, Porter might be on the verge of allowing the hangman his due. It falls to his friends Roxy and Quincy to make him understand the burden of a lawman, even one as infamous as himself. But dark forces lie in wait to try and end the career and life of this most amazing gunslinger. Bullet and blade might not be what finally take Rockwell ...

A Southern widow seeking a new beginning. A Union soldier trying to outrun his past. A thousand-mile journey that will test every belief they hold. After the Civil War shatters her life, Annabelle Rutledge leaves Charleston with her remaining family, determined to build a future in the goldfields of Montana. Their wagon train—an uneasy mix of former Confederates, Union veterans, freedmen, and desperate fortune-seekers—must cross a vast and dangerous frontier where every mile brings new threats. Guiding them is Josey Angel, a quiet, battle-scarred Union cavalryman with a deadly ...

Mischka escaped a life of enslavement. Her dearest friend Elsa, had found a way to save her, but her wounds and scars weigh heavily on her. She got away from those who held her captive, but she knows they want her back. Clive, sent on a special mission, tries to ease tension in Southern Oregon. A war is brewing, and Clive will do what he can to save lives, and change hearts. Sheriff Nigel faces down a band of criminals in Timber Town. With his new deputies he has to find a way to make life better for families stuck in peril. Meanwhile... Sophia prepares for change. With her mother's ...

1863 Montana Territory. After fleeing the bloodbath at Gettysburg, former Confederate soldier Elijah Reynolds seeks refuge in the untamed wilderness—until a grizzly bear's savage attack leaves his face hideously scarred and his dreams of love shattered. Convinced he's now a monster, this reluctant mountain man hides in the shadows, watching the pioneering Cabe family from afar. But when beautiful Constance Cabe captures his heart, and her young brother is kidnapped by hostile Crow warriors, Elijah must emerge from exile. Partnering with their unlikely Blackfoot allies in a desperate ...

When Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, "counts coup" on General George Armstrong Custer as Custer lies dying on the battlefield at the Little Bighorn, the legendary general's ghost enters him - and his voice will speak to him for the rest of his event-filled life. Seamlessly weaving together the...

Harney County, Oregon, 1968: Nick Drake has a chest full of medals and enough demons to fill a duffel bag. He's been trained to kill but was never retrained to rejoin society. Drake flees to the lonesome high desert in search of redemption and takes a job patrolling wildlife refuges where the only conflicts are keeping out stray cows and ticketing poachers. But then he stumbles across a girl's body ritually placed in a gully. Her murder is only the beginning, and Drake must face humanity's heart of darkness once again if he's to stop a killer from turning even more gullies into graves.

Does time heal all wounds? Or do some last forever? Pennsylvania, 1971: Graham Davidson is a young man with survivor’s guilt after the death of three siblings. Estranged from his father and seeking a direction in his life, Graham learns about vision quests from a Crow Indian. He secures seasonal employment in Yellowstone National Park and embarks on a spiritual journey. Wyoming Territory, 1871: Under a full moon at a sacred thermal area, Graham finds himself in Yellowstone a century earlier - one year before it was established as a national park.

Dances with Wolves meets the story of Job in this gripping historical epic of tragedy, loss, and redemption. Georgia, 1861. As the tides of war sweep south, Aidan MacAlister is drawn north like water up a reed by the inexorable pull to defend his land. After tragedy strikes at Gettysburg, Aidan spirals into unfamiliar, dark places of unbridled fury, earning him the nickname, the Fourth Horseman. A hero to his fellow soldiers, Aidan’s self-loathing consumes him, and every lesson his family taught him crumbles to dust beneath its weight. Aidan returns to the farm to find it ravaged by ...

In 1964, Little Big Man gave us the reminiscences of Jack Crabb - a white orphan raised among the Cheyenne - who returns to "civilized" society, where (among other things) he tangles with Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok, and ends up as the only white survivor of Custer's Last Stand. At the end of Little Big Man, Jack's supposed death at age 111 cut short his tale.