BOOK ONE OF FOUR

big horse woman

Shónge Tónga Wa'u

Water Willow is born to the Ponca Tribe under the Great Shooting Star Shower of 1833. When a young girl, she rescues a drowning colt during a flash flood, who grows bigger than any horse the Ponca have ever seen, and she is given the name Big Horse Woman. As irrevocable tides of change sweep through the land, her people are pushed from all sides in their struggle for survival. As they stand on the precipice of battle, she must learn to trust the mysterious voices of her ancestors who call her out on a quest to preserve their sacred plant knowledge, passed down for future generations.

 
 

BOOK TWO OF FOUR

magghie

Magghie Wilder leads a simple life with her German parents in Conestoga Valley, Pennsylvania. Her mother teaches her plants and medicines, and from her father she learns to work with draft-horses and drive teams. Spurned by the village people, who call her witch, Magghie retreats into the world of plants and animals.
When Mormon pioneers winter over in her valley, an outbreak of Cholera changes everything, forcing her to flee her home, and head West with her teams of big horses and the other survivors. She must step forward and take the reins, before losing what remains.  

 

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BY BARBARA SALVATORE

 

COMING NOVEMBER 13, 2022!

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