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Dream Walker
Western Historical Romance 1853 Fayetteville, AR to California. A wagon journey with the Cherokee and white businessmen who blazed the Cherokee Trail to the gold fields.
Rachel Keye is part Cherokee and she longs to live a life as a white woman. But there's a problem. She's been sold into slavery by her half brother, Eagle.
Daniel Wolfe is haunted by the killings during the War With Mexico and only wants to live a life alone in the wilds of Oregon.
Can Rachel dream walk into his nightmares and ease the spirits that haunt him. Will Daniel be able to protect her from the evil that pursues her as they head for California?
Rachel Keye is part Cherokee and she longs to live a life as a white woman. But there's a problem. She's been sold into slavery by her half brother, Eagle.
Daniel Wolfe is haunted by the killings during the War With Mexico and only wants to live a life alone in the wilds of Oregon.
Can Rachel dream walk into his nightmares and ease the spirits that haunt him. Will Daniel be able to protect her from the evil that pursues her as they head for California?
346 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 22, 2011
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About the author
Velda Brotherton
54 books43 followersVelda Brotherton writes of romance in the old west with an authenticity that
makes her many historical characters ring true. A knowledge of the rich history of
our country comes through in both her fiction and nonfiction books, as well as in
her writing workshops and speaking engagements. She just as easily steps out of
the past into contemporary settings to create novels about women with the ability
to conquer life’s difficult challenges. Tough heroines, strong and gentle heroes,
villains to die for, all live in the pages of her novels and books.
makes her many historical characters ring true. A knowledge of the rich history of
our country comes through in both her fiction and nonfiction books, as well as in
her writing workshops and speaking engagements. She just as easily steps out of
the past into contemporary settings to create novels about women with the ability
to conquer life’s difficult challenges. Tough heroines, strong and gentle heroes,
villains to die for, all live in the pages of her novels and books.
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October 25, 2011
Dream Walker – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
“Hear that, Injun,” Doaks snarled. “They don’t want me to kill ye. What do you think?” She wanted to cry out that she was a white as she was red. White like her father. It would mean nothing to these men. To them it only took a drop of her mother’s blood to make her a filthy Injun. Instead she steeled herself to take her punishment from Doaks. This time she had gone too far and he would probably beat her. But not much, she knew, because he enjoyed her waiting on him hand and foot. She would get back at him sooner or later. The chance would come, he would have to sleep. When he did she would cut off his privates and feed them to him for breakfast. Fried.
Rachel ‘Winter Dawn’ Keye was indeed half white and half Cherokee. She had been sold to the lowlife Doaks by her own half brother but the slavery she was sold into was about to come to an end. There was a wagon train leaving for the gold fields of California and she planned to be on it. She thought she had found her escape in Daniel Wolfe who would be traveling with the train partway and then heading north for Oregon. It turns out that Daniel wants no part of her and ends up turning her out.
This might have been a setback for Rachel but it wouldn’t hold her back. She was determined to make it to California, forget her Injun side and become a white woman. She couldn’t wait to enjoy everything that came with being white. The fancy dresses, pretty houses and the handsome men coming to call. She would never return to the part of her that was always looked down upon. The part of her that was Cherokee.
I don’t normally read romance novels. I go in for the actions of who-done-it and leave the loving to other readers. At least that’s what I normally do but this time I agreed to read Trail to Forever and was totally surprised. Most romance novels start with the man and woman hating each other, or at least saying they do, until the end. Then they admit they are truly in love and have always been. So they battle to see who is going to say it first. Trail to Forever was different. It does provide the love story but it doesn’t over power the book. It provides tension and stress as the wagon train traveled across the country. It provides history, which I enjoyed, as both Indian and white man as they traveled across country for the same goal – gold. It also provides the story of a half white, half Cherokee woman that wanted to be all white. She wanted to be accepted by other white women and this just wasn’t to be. Winter Dawn learns to look deep inside herself to find who she really is and then to accept who she is and be proud of her heritage. This is a lesson that a lot of us need to learn. I have to admit that I did enjoy Trail to Forever.
Review Stir, Laugh, Repeat at Amazon.com Stir, Laugh, Repeat
“Hear that, Injun,” Doaks snarled. “They don’t want me to kill ye. What do you think?” She wanted to cry out that she was a white as she was red. White like her father. It would mean nothing to these men. To them it only took a drop of her mother’s blood to make her a filthy Injun. Instead she steeled herself to take her punishment from Doaks. This time she had gone too far and he would probably beat her. But not much, she knew, because he enjoyed her waiting on him hand and foot. She would get back at him sooner or later. The chance would come, he would have to sleep. When he did she would cut off his privates and feed them to him for breakfast. Fried.
Rachel ‘Winter Dawn’ Keye was indeed half white and half Cherokee. She had been sold to the lowlife Doaks by her own half brother but the slavery she was sold into was about to come to an end. There was a wagon train leaving for the gold fields of California and she planned to be on it. She thought she had found her escape in Daniel Wolfe who would be traveling with the train partway and then heading north for Oregon. It turns out that Daniel wants no part of her and ends up turning her out.
This might have been a setback for Rachel but it wouldn’t hold her back. She was determined to make it to California, forget her Injun side and become a white woman. She couldn’t wait to enjoy everything that came with being white. The fancy dresses, pretty houses and the handsome men coming to call. She would never return to the part of her that was always looked down upon. The part of her that was Cherokee.
I don’t normally read romance novels. I go in for the actions of who-done-it and leave the loving to other readers. At least that’s what I normally do but this time I agreed to read Trail to Forever and was totally surprised. Most romance novels start with the man and woman hating each other, or at least saying they do, until the end. Then they admit they are truly in love and have always been. So they battle to see who is going to say it first. Trail to Forever was different. It does provide the love story but it doesn’t over power the book. It provides tension and stress as the wagon train traveled across the country. It provides history, which I enjoyed, as both Indian and white man as they traveled across country for the same goal – gold. It also provides the story of a half white, half Cherokee woman that wanted to be all white. She wanted to be accepted by other white women and this just wasn’t to be. Winter Dawn learns to look deep inside herself to find who she really is and then to accept who she is and be proud of her heritage. This is a lesson that a lot of us need to learn. I have to admit that I did enjoy Trail to Forever.
Review Stir, Laugh, Repeat at Amazon.com Stir, Laugh, Repeat
July 12, 2011
This story authentically explores the lives of two very different people. Rachel, who has taken her white father's last name of Keye, hides away on a wagon train organized to head north and blaze the historic Cherokee Trail. She is fleeing the poverty of her Cherokee family. As the descendant of a revered witch, she is able to contact the spirits that have passed on by walking in other people's dreams.
Daniel Wolfe is haunted by nightmares that take him back to a day when his regiment attacked a village and young children were killed. He wants only to live a hermit's life in the wilds of Oregon until he saves Rachel from her cruel owner's whip.
The trip west is historically accurate and description is just enough to keep the reader in the story. Characterizations are strong and believable.
Daniel Wolfe is haunted by nightmares that take him back to a day when his regiment attacked a village and young children were killed. He wants only to live a hermit's life in the wilds of Oregon until he saves Rachel from her cruel owner's whip.
The trip west is historically accurate and description is just enough to keep the reader in the story. Characterizations are strong and believable.
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