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A New Beginning: The Smoke of One Thousand Lodge Fires
Hold on to your Western boots and hats. Here comes a modern-day Western unlike any. This has all the makings of a Hollywood film and is filled with wonderful scenery descriptions and vivid characters. What book am I talking about? "A New Beginning: The Smoke of One Thousand Lodge Fires" by Steven Hightower. You won't want to miss this one. Pre-orders are now availble on Amazon with a launch date of September 19, 2020. Take a look at today's BOOK OF THE DAY.
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My Readers, Our Heroine, Topusana (Prairie Flower) awakens in a hidden cavern
in the Texas Hill Country after having survived an attack by the Texas Rangers
which brutally takes the life of her only daughter. During that battle Topusana
is herself rescued from captivity by her husband Tabbananica (Voice of the
Sun). The year is 1844. The Native American couple, along with a handful of
survivors, escapes not into hiding, or a secret land, but into the “Dream
Time.” Topusana, after seemingly sleeping in the hidden cavern only a few days,
awakens to a world she has never seen or known. The year she awakens is 2020. Her
life goal and purpose is establishing a homeland for her surviving tribe. In
2020 Topusana will face the same enemy, the United States Government, that
nearly brought about the demise of her people in 1844. A beautiful story of
survival and triumph unfolds as Topusana (Sana) adapts to the incredible
obstacles to which she has awakened. She will move from the stone-age, into the
modern world over a period of a few short months. With the help of a handful of
characters whose lives are filled with integrity, grace, and kindness, a new
world and time begin. Narratives of actual events and battles are intertwined
throughout the book. The historical record that is brought will transport
readers into the fascinating history, and heartbreaking destruction of the Comanche
Nation in Texas. (Think Dances with Wolves) What is fresh and different about
the work, is the creative mystic twist of what I call “The Dream Time.” Here is
a powerful story of a Native American people possessing the faith, gifting,
knowledge, or “Powerful Medicine,“ to transport Comanche survivors into a
different time, thus enabling a decided alteration.
I absolutely loved this book! I truly believe it’s going to
be a tremendous success. Look out Hollywood; here comes Steve. Think Kevin
Costner, “Dances with Wolves.” Texas style. Kathy L. McDonald
I thoroughly enjoyed “The Smoke from a Thousand Lodge Fires”.
An incredibly imaginative story with some wonderful characters. I really like
good historical fiction and this book certainly fits the bill. James Hobbs
Flying J Ranch
Steve skillfully weaves a story line from two different eras
together into an interesting and entertaining narrative. Along the way, the
reader is treated to a history of early Texas, New Mexico, and the native
people who lived off the land. Frieda Dickson
I just finished your book as a sample reader and I loved
every second of it!!! Ron Anderson
