From the author of A River too Deep and Light Bird's Song comes Straight Flies the Arrow. During the winter of 1841, Pacing Wolf, the esteemed leader of the Many Lodges, follows the trail of a brutal murderer, leaving behind his beloved woman, Small Doe. Vengeance and loyalty, hatred and faithfulness, all vie within two enemy villages.
In the Spring of 1817, Alcy Callen and her father visit a step-uncle they have long presumed dead; but instead of enjoying a loving reunion, they are plunged into treachery and deceit. Nothing is as they expected and little is what it seems. Even the man who helps her escape is not the reliable suitor he appears.Alcy is caught between gratitude and fear, unable to avoid her rescuer's attentions or understand the responses they stir. Neither can she tell what sort of man he is or what he intends to do with her in the strange place they are going. Will he keep her for himself or will he sell her to the highest bidder? Of one person only is she certain, but will he come for her before it is too late?
Light Bird gave little thought to danger: she was the only daughter in a family of men renowned for courage. She spent her days in the pleasant company of her mother, grandmother, aunts and cousins, and evenings listening to stories about The Creator. Only one thing marred her happiness: a tall warrior who was determined to have her. Each summer he visited her village and each summer her father turned him away, but in the spring of 1839 he brought an altogether different threat ... Seeking vengeance for the murders of his wife and son, her father's fiercest enemy trailed the prints left carelessly by their attacker - and followed them straight to Light Bird!
In 1817, Alcy Callen's visit to her step-uncle, long presumed dead, plunges her into a treacherous predicament. Nothing is as she expects and little is what it seems, including the man who keeps her from an evil fate. Discovering his identity, she feels as if she were snatched from the jaws of a mad dog by a fearsome wolf. Shaken and dismayed, she is certain of only one thing: the God she has loved since childhood. As Alcy follows His Word, He leads her along a perilous path, far more rewarding than anything she could imagine, into the arms of a man who fulfills her inner longings. "I'm on the edge of my seat!" Jen, FL "Wonderfully portrayed, couldn't put it down," Allison, VA "All day, I kept thinking of the characters," Mary, VA "This story has significantly influenced the way I look at my circumstances," Jessica, MN "Sigh, I can already see that this story will be ending too soon for me," Charmin, TX "The characters are so alive!" Catherine, FL
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