1847: Texas
Welcome to Black Wolf Books - where the first in the series, "Black Wolf: Lakota Man," by Magnolia Belle, will be published this fall. If you wish to be notifed when this book is for sale, please go to the BlackWolfBooks website and click on the contact icon from the second page.
I have always been fascinated in Native American culture. My current project occurs in 1847 in north Texas with the Kiowa nation. Here is an excerpt from that novel.
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In a few minutes, the door opened and May and Lana stepped through, carrying their trade goods.
May set a small sack of hard sugar on the blanket in front of Broken Man. Lana then placed two jugs of molasses beside it and stepped back. As she did so, she caught the eye of Two Hawks, who had been staring at her. Opening one of the jugs, he stuck his finger in and then pulled it out, covered in rich, sticky sweetness. Sticking his finger in his mouth, he looked at Broken Man and grinned, nodding.
Kicking Bird said something to him and then got on his horse. Two Hawks picked up the two jugs and walked over to Kicking Bird, handing them up to him. The Coopers stood up as Broken Man also mounted his horse. Two Hawks returned to the blanket and stepped over to Lana. Holding her chin in his right hand, he stared deeply into her eyes. Yes, they were really blue.
Lana quit breathing, afraid to move or to blink. She desperately tried to remove the fear from her eyes. But, if she could hear her heart pounding this loudly, she was sure he could, too.
“T′on Ma,” he said, pointing to her chest. “T′on Ma.”
“Let her go!” Joshua ordered, his rifle pointing straight at Two Hawks. Two Hawks looked disdainfully over his shoulder at Joshua, dropped his hand from Lana’s face, and grunted. Swooping down, he picked up the sugar sack and then effortlessly jumped back on his horse, his long braid swinging behind him.
The three braves turned their horses and rode away without any concern for the rifles behind them. The trade had been a good one. There would be feasting tonight.
Welcome to Black Wolf Books - where the first in the series, "Black Wolf: Lakota Man," by Magnolia Belle, will be published this fall. If you wish to be notifed when this book is for sale, please go to the BlackWolfBooks website and click on the contact icon from the second page.
I have always been fascinated in Native American culture. My current project occurs in 1847 in north Texas with the Kiowa nation. Here is an excerpt from that novel.
* * * *
In a few minutes, the door opened and May and Lana stepped through, carrying their trade goods.
May set a small sack of hard sugar on the blanket in front of Broken Man. Lana then placed two jugs of molasses beside it and stepped back. As she did so, she caught the eye of Two Hawks, who had been staring at her. Opening one of the jugs, he stuck his finger in and then pulled it out, covered in rich, sticky sweetness. Sticking his finger in his mouth, he looked at Broken Man and grinned, nodding.
Kicking Bird said something to him and then got on his horse. Two Hawks picked up the two jugs and walked over to Kicking Bird, handing them up to him. The Coopers stood up as Broken Man also mounted his horse. Two Hawks returned to the blanket and stepped over to Lana. Holding her chin in his right hand, he stared deeply into her eyes. Yes, they were really blue.
Lana quit breathing, afraid to move or to blink. She desperately tried to remove the fear from her eyes. But, if she could hear her heart pounding this loudly, she was sure he could, too.
“T′on Ma,” he said, pointing to her chest. “T′on Ma.”
“Let her go!” Joshua ordered, his rifle pointing straight at Two Hawks. Two Hawks looked disdainfully over his shoulder at Joshua, dropped his hand from Lana’s face, and grunted. Swooping down, he picked up the sugar sack and then effortlessly jumped back on his horse, his long braid swinging behind him.
The three braves turned their horses and rode away without any concern for the rifles behind them. The trade had been a good one. There would be feasting tonight.
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