Cherokee Fiction

Deep in the Smoky Mountains, the victim lies, sacrificed on a makeshift altar. FBI agent Dallas Sloan knows the scene all too well - just as he knows the killings won't stop until there are four more bodies. Genny Madoc's "sixth sense" has brought many of Cherokee Pointe's residents to her isolated log cabin, looking for help. But now it's Genny who needs help from the disturbing visions she sees. Thrown together by necessity, drawn to each other by desire, Dallas and Genny must band together, searching the darkest heart of a town's hidden secrets.

A woman ahead of her time, Mary Breydon knew how to get things done. Raised on a Virginia plantation, she learned how to care for livestock, respect her workers, and keep good books. But after her husband is killed, Mary must provide for her young daughter by running a stage coach station on the Cherokee Trail. With the help of an Irish maid and a mysterious stranger, Mary faces challenges that even the men eagerly anticipating her failure would have a difficult time overcoming.

Cherokee people have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for thousands of years. During all this time, they have told stories to each other to explain how things came to be, to pass on lessons about life, and to describe the mountains, animals, plants, and spirits around them. The Origin of the Milky Way and Other Living Stories of the Cherokee collects 26 stories that are great for kids and are still being told by storytellers today.

Eleven-year-old Mandie Shaw is nervous about her trip to visit her Cherokee relatives. The journey through a North Carolina mountain forest is full of dangers like stalking panthers, and she wonders if her dead father’s kinspeople will even like her once she arrives. But the trip to the Indian reservation is only the beginning of Mandie’s many adventures. When Mandie and her friends get lost in a secret cave, they discover a pile of gold left behind by a legendary Cherokee chief. Is it really cursed, as legend insists?

The victims are all found face-down in the murky waters of the creek that runs through Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee. They are naked, except for the black satin ribbon tied around their necks. And each murdered woman shares a single characteristic... they are all redheads... Socialite Reve Sorrell has come to Cherokee Pointe seeking answers about her family history and her shocking connection to wrong-side-of-the-tracks Jazzy Talbot. With their stunning good looks and shining red hair, the two are mirror images of each other—twins abandoned at birth and raised in very different worlds.

Cherokee Pointe, Tennessee, has seen murder before, but nothing like what has claimed the life of Jamie Upton, heir to the Upton fortune. The crime is so vicious, so personal and filled with hatred, the authorities are certain it had to be someone he knew.... The number-one suspect is Jamie's former lover Jazzy Talbot. The girl from the wrong side of the tracks has always been Cherokee Point's favorite target for gossip and worse. Jazzy knows she didn't kill Jamie...just as she knows she's being watched, stalked like prey....

Thirteen-year-old Uwohali has not seen his father, Sequoyah, for many years. So when Sequoyah returns to the village, Uwohali is eager to reconnect. But Sequoyah's new obsession with making strange markings causes friends and neighbors in their tribe to wonder whether he is crazy - or, worse, practicing witchcraft. What they don't know, and what Uwohali discovers, is that Sequoyah is a genius, and his strange markings are actually an alphabet representing the sounds of the Cherokee language.

Wohali, which means Eagle in the Cherokee language, started out as the story of a seven-year-old Cherokee boy living in the 1600s. In the second book, he is now about to turn eight and he's going to show you what it was like to be an Indian in the 17th century. Wohali lives with his family in the Smokey Mountains in what is now North Carolina. He shows you his life and what they think about the world around them. He will tell you about their clans and the village he lives in, and why they were so successful surviving in the mountains.

Men throughout history have questioned their existence. Some men have pondered the origins of life. Where they are from and the greatness of their ancestors. Were these ancestors’ good men, men of legend? We are Scotsman the men whom have guarded the lowlands of Scotland against her enemies for decades. We left England to avoid the persecution that would follow her victory.

All he wants is a job as a ranch foreman. He'd tried in Montana, but ended up in a gunfight with a pair of ugly-looking brothers over a horse. Leaving one dead and the other swearing revenge, Norm figures it'd be wise to make himself scarce. He heads south, to Nebraska. Instead of work, though, he finds something he never expected--a partner. Edith is a beautiful young woman with a sordid past of her own.

Haunted by the blood and bitterness of the Civil War, Houston Ballou escaped from Tennessee on the proud stallion High Fire, followed by his brother, Ruff; his sister, Dixie; and the last four mares from the Ballou farm, one of them heavy with foal. Threatened with extreme danger from either army, they head west to start a new life. Adding to their peril are deserters that stalk the roads. These men would kill for a few coins, more so for valuable horseflesh.

Eine Kleinstadt, drei heiße Männer und ein Versprechen: Willkommen im Single Dad's Club! Marcus ist in seine Heimatstadt zurückgekehrt, um das Bootsgeschäft seines Vaters zu übernehmen. Und er ist überzeugtes Mitglied im Single Dad's Club. Einem Club alleinerziehender Väter, deren Kinder für sie an erster Stelle stehen. Männer, die keine Frauen brauchen, um ihnen zu zeigen, wie man ein gutes Elternteil ist. Doch als Marcus die Campaufseherin seiner Tochter zum ersten Mal sieht, weiß er, dass er in Schwierigkeiten steckt. Vielleicht wird er nicht mehr lange Teil des Clubs sein können.

It’s going to be “the biggest hoss race in the world”! Homesteaders are set to race on horseback, in gigs and wagons, and even by train to stake their claim in the Cherokee Strip, the last bit of Oklahoma territory opened for settlement in 1893. For 15-year-old Becky Fletcher and her family, it's the Promised Land: their last chance for a farm they can live on free and clear. But no journey to the Promised Land is without trials, and the Fletchers soon run into setbacks. Each difficulty tests Becky’s inclination to further her own and her family's interests at all costs.

Whispering Winds: Stories from the Cherokee Nation explores the rich history and vibrant culture of the Cherokee people through their folklore. The narrative navigates through various tales and legends, highlighting essential Cherokee values and beliefs, symbolized through the Sacred Fire, Cherokee Rose, Spirit of the River, Tale of Two Wolves, Legend of the First Flute, and the Fire Keeper and the Sparks.

Die neue Romance-Serie von USA-Today-Bestsellerautorin Piper Rayne - unterhaltsam, sexy und umwerfend charmant. Damit du nicht wie ich in eine heikle Situation gerätst, weil du mit deiner heißen neuen Chefin geschlafen hast, der zukünftigen Schulleiterin, betrunken, auf der Rückbank deines Jeeps, habe ich ein paar Tipps für dich: 1. Lass dir immer ihren vollen Namen geben. 2. Frag sie, wo sie arbeitet. 3. Finde heraus, warum sie in deine Stadt gezogen ist. Details! 4. Benimm dich nicht wie ein Trottel.

Es gibt zwei Argumente, die gegen Cristian Bianco sprechen: Er ist Polizist und er ist Polizist im 18th District … das heißt, mein Dad ist sein Boss. Aufzuwachsen als die Tochter des Kapitäns und ständig unter seiner Beobachtung zu stehen, war mehr, als ich verkraften konnte. Inzwischen bin ich ausgezogen und lebe nach meinen eigenen Regeln. Na ja, meistens. Doch in meinem Job ist etwas schiefgelaufen und mein Notfallplan funktioniert nicht wie erhofft. Weshalb ich das Date, was meine Freundinnen auf der Bachelor-Versteigerung für mich arrangiert haben, nicht annehmen werde.

Romantisch, witzig und mitreißend - Band 2 der neuen Romance-Serie von USA-Today-Bestsellerautorin Piper Rayne. Was tun, wenn man per Textnachricht vor dem Altar abserviert wird? Ja, ihr habt richtig verstanden, per Textnachricht! Wie soll man die Puzzleteile, die noch vom eigenen Herzen übrig sind, zusammensuchen und weitermachen?

Ein heißer Hollywoodstar, in den Posey schon immer verknallt war, taucht in ihrer Kleinstadt auf? Was kann schon schief gehen... Als Posey Greene dem Hollywoodstar Gavin Price in ihrem Heimatort Sunrise Bay begegnet, traut sie ihren Augen nicht. Und der arrogante, aber unglaublich heiße Gavin bittet sie auch noch um ein Date! Ein Traum, aus dem sie am liebsten nie wieder aufwachen würde. Doch die Freude währt nicht lange: Gavin hat eine Mission. Er möchte seine Schauspielkarriere beenden und Bürgermeister von Sunrise Bay werden – ein Job, den Poseys Mutter so gut wie sicher hatte.

Eine Verlobung vorspielen, um einem guten Freund zu helfen? Kein Problem – bis die Funken fliegen... Mandi Greene steht seit Jahren auf Noah. Der heiße Naturfotograf, der immer wieder zu Besuch in ihrem Hotel in Sunrise Bay ist, hat es ihr angetan. Doch niemals würde sie die Grenze überschreiten und sich auf einen Gast einlassen, geschweige denn den ersten Schritt machen. Ohnehin ist Mandi kein Typ für One-Night-Stands, und Noah ist ein Abenteurer, der nie lange an einem Ort bleibt. Doch plötzlich schüttet Noah ihr sein Herz aus.

Er denkt, er wäre so charmant und sexy, während er in seiner Rettungssanitäteruniform herumläuft, durch die sich seine harten Muskeln abzeichnen. Weil er jeden Tag Leben rettet. Ich bin sicher, er glaubt, jede Frau auf der Welt würde töten für die Chance, mit ihm zusammen zu sein. Aber Männer wie Luca sind nur für eines gut: One-Night-Stands. Keine Verpflichtungen. Deshalb werde ich nicht mit Luca ausgehen, obwohl meine Freundinnen auf der Bachelor-Versteigerung für mich ein Date mit ihm gewonnen haben.