Samantha Rose Johnson Series

Samantha Rose Johnson is a tough, cynical, but law-school educated, licensed private detective working in Elgin, Illinois. From growing up biracial in the tough South Sangamon neighborhood of Chicago in the seventies, to a tour with the United States Army Military Police Corps where she completed Air Assault training, Sam knows what life can throw at you.

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Spirit Warrior: Path of the White Wolf Trilogy (Young Adult Fiction)

In "Spirit Warrior: Path of the White Wolf," Taela, a young Lakota girl destined to be a Spirit Warrior, navigates her mystical calling amid familial and global turmoil. Guided by her late grandfather's spirit and mystical allies, she faces threats both spiritual and earthly. This Young Adult series melds rich Lakota traditions with a fantastical narrative, exploring heroism in challenging times.

Book One: Taela Finds Her Path
Book Two: Battle For Ina Maka
Book Three: Hope is a Fading Sunset

Children’s Books:

Taela Makes a New Friend
Taela, Michelle and Sister Dragonfly
Taela, Michelle and the Two Fires
Taela and Michelle Ride the Bus
Taela, Michelle and the Ancestors

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Lone Wolf Howl

by edward j. herdrich

Lone wolf howl –

The image manufactured:

Strong

Resilient

Defiant.

The ranger walking;

Rawhide bootstrap of

Rugged individualism;

Set apart from the rest

Making life the best

Lone wolf howl –

The nature observed:

Calling,

Seeking,

Searching

awaiting a reply

to gather once more

tashuunka wakan

family medicine -

plain to see

call for community