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Cheyenne Series #2
The Endless Sky
A handsome half-Cheyenne-turned-Bostonian outsider, Chase Remington, a.k.a White Wolf, captures beautiful Stephanie Summerfield in the valley of Little Big Horn, and together they must survive the vengeance of her brutal husband and the fate of his proud but dying people. Original.
437 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Shirl Henke
63 books77 followersaka Alexa Hunt.
Working my way through college provided great life experiences for a novelist. One problem. I didn’t know I was destined to write books. Instead, I floundered around during and after receiving my B.A. and M.A. in history from the University of Missouri. None of my wide variety of jobs satisfied me: cashier for a loan company, public welfare caseworker, assistant circulation manager for a small daily, editor for several “house organ” newspapers, administrator of a federal information program for the elderly.
Finally I was offered the opportunity to use my history degrees, teaching in a large urban university in the Northeast. I truly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, when the history requirement was dropped for incoming students, so was my instructorship. After that I taught gerontology, sociology, proposal writing for social service agencies and freshman composition at the same university. Further life experiences. My last two years of teaching were in remedial English—just the nudge I needed to take this writing thing seriously.
Since childhood I’ve been an avid reader, everything from Robert Heinlein’s sci-fi adventures to Frank Yerby’s historical romantic sagas. More recently I became hooked on thrillers. Since childhood I had story ideas in my head, but never the epiphany to write them. Okay, maybe I just didn’t have the courage. But there were just so many times I could explain what a verb was to a college senior before I realized that maybe writing a book might be easier. I sold my first novel, a big historical romance titled GOLDEN LADY, to Warner Books in 1985. Within two years, I quit remedial comp. Now I can't imagine doing anything but writing for a living. In 2005 I switched over to the “dark side.” Tor published two political thrillers, CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY and HOMELAND SECURITY under the pseudonym Alexa Hunt. I’ve also written romantic suspense for Penguin Onyx and Silhouette Bombshell as Shirl Henke. Since I began my career, I’ve appeared on the USA TODAY bestseller list, been a RITA Finalist twice, received a BookraK Bestseller Award, and won three Career Achievement Awards, an Industry Award and three Reviewers Choice Awards from Romantic Times.
My husband Jim Henke is a former cabdriver, bartender, sailor, judo instructor and English professor. He's a scholarly authority on obscene slang and a master at its use, but an astonishingly understanding man who puts up with my all-night writing sprees and sudden dashes to my desk to jot down bits of dialogue as dinner burns on the stove. Since he took early retirement from academe, he has helped me brainstorm plots and research my novels.
After four years in the U.S. Air Force, our son Matt works in telecommunications and lives in an adjacent county with his brute of a cat, Max. Jim and I now share our cedar house in the woods with a pair of utterly adorable tomcats, Inky and Pewter, whose destructive capacity rivals that of a medium sized thermonuclear weapon. But just as life without writing would be unimaginable, so would life without cats.
For therapy when I'm not at the computer or off researching a new book, I cook large dinners for our extended family, putter in my garden and greenhouse, and still read voraciously. When deadlines permit, I love to travel. I'm a member of the Author's Guild, Romance Writers of America, Missouri Romance Writers, Sisters in Crime, Novelists Inc. and International Thriller Writers
I wrote my first twenty-two novels in longhand with a ball-point pen--it's hard to get good quills these days. Dragged into the 21st century, I now use one of those "devil machines. Another troglodyte bites the dust
Working my way through college provided great life experiences for a novelist. One problem. I didn’t know I was destined to write books. Instead, I floundered around during and after receiving my B.A. and M.A. in history from the University of Missouri. None of my wide variety of jobs satisfied me: cashier for a loan company, public welfare caseworker, assistant circulation manager for a small daily, editor for several “house organ” newspapers, administrator of a federal information program for the elderly.
Finally I was offered the opportunity to use my history degrees, teaching in a large urban university in the Northeast. I truly enjoyed it. Unfortunately, when the history requirement was dropped for incoming students, so was my instructorship. After that I taught gerontology, sociology, proposal writing for social service agencies and freshman composition at the same university. Further life experiences. My last two years of teaching were in remedial English—just the nudge I needed to take this writing thing seriously.
Since childhood I’ve been an avid reader, everything from Robert Heinlein’s sci-fi adventures to Frank Yerby’s historical romantic sagas. More recently I became hooked on thrillers. Since childhood I had story ideas in my head, but never the epiphany to write them. Okay, maybe I just didn’t have the courage. But there were just so many times I could explain what a verb was to a college senior before I realized that maybe writing a book might be easier. I sold my first novel, a big historical romance titled GOLDEN LADY, to Warner Books in 1985. Within two years, I quit remedial comp. Now I can't imagine doing anything but writing for a living. In 2005 I switched over to the “dark side.” Tor published two political thrillers, CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY and HOMELAND SECURITY under the pseudonym Alexa Hunt. I’ve also written romantic suspense for Penguin Onyx and Silhouette Bombshell as Shirl Henke. Since I began my career, I’ve appeared on the USA TODAY bestseller list, been a RITA Finalist twice, received a BookraK Bestseller Award, and won three Career Achievement Awards, an Industry Award and three Reviewers Choice Awards from Romantic Times.
My husband Jim Henke is a former cabdriver, bartender, sailor, judo instructor and English professor. He's a scholarly authority on obscene slang and a master at its use, but an astonishingly understanding man who puts up with my all-night writing sprees and sudden dashes to my desk to jot down bits of dialogue as dinner burns on the stove. Since he took early retirement from academe, he has helped me brainstorm plots and research my novels.
After four years in the U.S. Air Force, our son Matt works in telecommunications and lives in an adjacent county with his brute of a cat, Max. Jim and I now share our cedar house in the woods with a pair of utterly adorable tomcats, Inky and Pewter, whose destructive capacity rivals that of a medium sized thermonuclear weapon. But just as life without writing would be unimaginable, so would life without cats.
For therapy when I'm not at the computer or off researching a new book, I cook large dinners for our extended family, putter in my garden and greenhouse, and still read voraciously. When deadlines permit, I love to travel. I'm a member of the Author's Guild, Romance Writers of America, Missouri Romance Writers, Sisters in Crime, Novelists Inc. and International Thriller Writers
I wrote my first twenty-two novels in longhand with a ball-point pen--it's hard to get good quills these days. Dragged into the 21st century, I now use one of those "devil machines. Another troglodyte bites the dust
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February 21, 2018
Exciting Indian romance!!
Enjoyed this Indian romance immensely. The main characters were strong. The author almost .made you feel as a though you were a spectator, observing the character's interaction with each other. Will definitely read more from this author.
Enjoyed this Indian romance immensely. The main characters were strong. The author almost .made you feel as a though you were a spectator, observing the character's interaction with each other. Will definitely read more from this author.
May 29, 2024
4.5⭐️
October 4, 2024
Some sweet moments but also some things that didn’t feel authentic
February 26, 2012
This is a must read if you like historical Native American romance novels. the story is well written, with characters who are developed enough for us to care what happens to them. This story has 1140 pages on the Nook.
THE WHITE WOLF
In Boston, he is Chase Remington, a bitter outsider whose illustrious family hides secrets far more shocking than his own illegitimacy and half-breed blood. On the High Plains, he becomes the White Wolf, a fierce Cheyenne raider standing between the People and the white invaders who would destroy them.
THE WHITE WOMAN
In Boston, she is Stephanie Summerfield, a bluestocking whose attraction to the notorious Remington heir sends shock waves through polite society. When her reputation is ruined by innuendo, she becomes the wife of a mercenary cavalry officer and travels West--only to be captured by the White Wolf.
THE ENDLESS SKY
In the valley of the Little Big Horn, Chase and Stephanie finally accept what the Powers have decreed: they are fated to become lovers--if they can survive the troopers of the Long Hair, Custer, the vengeance of a brutal husband, and the fate of a proud but dying race.
THE WHITE WOLF
In Boston, he is Chase Remington, a bitter outsider whose illustrious family hides secrets far more shocking than his own illegitimacy and half-breed blood. On the High Plains, he becomes the White Wolf, a fierce Cheyenne raider standing between the People and the white invaders who would destroy them.
THE WHITE WOMAN
In Boston, she is Stephanie Summerfield, a bluestocking whose attraction to the notorious Remington heir sends shock waves through polite society. When her reputation is ruined by innuendo, she becomes the wife of a mercenary cavalry officer and travels West--only to be captured by the White Wolf.
THE ENDLESS SKY
In the valley of the Little Big Horn, Chase and Stephanie finally accept what the Powers have decreed: they are fated to become lovers--if they can survive the troopers of the Long Hair, Custer, the vengeance of a brutal husband, and the fate of a proud but dying race.
November 9, 2020
A fairly good story. Has a lot of real history. Some parts were a bit boring but overall the story did hold my attention. He is a half breed with a wealthy grandfather and is heir to his fortune. His mother suffered at the hands of her brother and losses her mind. In doing so it sets her son free to go back to his people, the Cheyenne. He becomes White Wolf and wrecks havoc amongst the whites. The heroine is his white childhood friend and later becomes his betrothed only to have him disappear leaving her to marry an officer. They come across each other and so rekindles their lost love. Through betrayal, tragedy their love triumphs. HEA ending.
September 16, 2012
This is the 2nd of my all time favorite books-a must read if you like native american historical type stories. The White Wolf being a fierce raider but with a heart of gold & a love that is powerful. Stephanie has her reputation ruined & marries a brutal husband before being captured by the White Wolf. The are fated to become lovers. This story grips your heart with the pain that is endured- get the tissue out.
October 9, 2008
Cheezy "perfect" characters who hold everyone around them in contempt
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