The following books can be found alphabetically by the author's last name in the Adult Fiction area. If you need assistance please ask at the desk.

Location Codes:
MN - Main Library
DR - Dobson Ranch Branch
RM - Red Mountain Branch (East Mesa)

Cooper, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757. 1826. 372 p.
Hawkeye and his two Mohican companions join two sisters on a perilous trek through the wilderness near Lake Champlain to join their father at Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War. (MN, DR, RM)

Crawford, Dianna. Lady of the River. 2003
When a serious injury forces wilderness explorer Max Bremmer to settle in Reardon Valley, he catches sight of the mysterious, reclusive, and beautiful Belinda Gregg, and embarks on a quest to win her heart. (MN, DR, RM)

Crummey, Michael. River Thieves. 2002. 335 p.
A novel set in turn-of-the-nineteenth-century Newfoundland chronicles the conflict between the European settlers and the remnants of the Beothuk, or native Indians, as an idealistic naval officer arrives to establish contact with the Beothuk. (MN, RM)

Dallas, Sandra. The Diary of Mattie Spenser. 1997. 229 p.
Unexpectedly married to the man considered the catch of her hometown, a young woman finds herself traveling via covered wagon to Colorado in search of a new start, with only her reticent husband and her personal journal to keep her company. (MN, DR, RM)

Donati, Sara. Lake in the Clouds. 2002. 613 p.
Elizabeth, Nathaniel, and Hannah, a gifted healer and Nathaniel's half-Indian daughter, find their lives in jeopardy when Hannah insists on caring for a dangerously ill runaway slave, who is being pursued by a bounty hunter. (MN, DR, RM)

Edmonds, Walter Dumaux. Drums Along the Mohawk. 1936. 592 p.
The Martins endure the grave hazards of pioneer life in the Mohawk Valley and cling tenaciously to the land for which they fought in this classic tale of frontier life. (MN, RM)

Garlock, Dorothy. Wayward Wind. 1998. 400 p.
Lorna Light and Volney Burbank, an old mountain man, try to rescue Bonnie, a pregnant young woman, from her cruel, cattle rustler husband. (MN, RM)

Gilchrist, Micaela. The Good Journey. 2001. 396 p.
After a brief courtship, Mary Bullitt finds herself married to General Henry Atkinson and on her way to the frontier outpost at St. Louis, where she finds harsh living conditions and a growing awareness that she knows nothing about the man she married. (MN, RM)

Glover, Ruth. Bittersweet Bliss. 2003. 271 p.
Ellie Bonney cares for her father and participates in her patient suitor's courtship while hiding the pain of an unresolved memory, while schoolteacher Birdie Wharton finds her predictable life and a difficult past challenged by a secret admirer. (MN, DR, RM)

Grey, Zane. Woman of the Frontier. 1998. 320 p.
Details the harsh realities of frontier life in the story of a former Army scout and his wife, who settle in central Arizona. (MN, DR, RM)

Heitzmann, Kristen. Honor's Disguise. 1999. 283 p.
When trail-worn Cole Jasper swaggers back into her life making demands, Abbie is not about to sacrifice her hard-won independence, even if he did once make a vow to protect her and her child, but Abbie's attitude changes when Cole is hauled down to Texasto stand trial for murder and in the process discovers the Lord. (MN, DR)

Holland, Cecelia. Lily Nevada. 1999. 224 p.
Lily Viner, after years of traveling, has found her place in a theater troupe, but her past catches up with her in the form of Brand, the railroad detective who killed both her father and foster-father. Reprint. (MN, DR, RM)

Jones, Robert F. Tie My Bones to Her Back. 1996. 271 p.
In 1873, Jenny Dousmann heads west to build a new life for herself and her older brother, Otto, only to be savagely raped while her brother is crippled during a blizzard, but they find refuge for themselves among the Cheyenne. (MN, DR, RM)

Kirkpatrick, Jane. A Name of Her Own. 2002. 388 p.
Based on the life of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest. (MN, DR, RM)

McMurtry, Larry. Zeke and Ned. 1997. 478 p.
Narrates the story of the last Cherokee warriors through the adventures of two proud and passionate men, Ezekiel Proctor and Ned Christie, on a remarkable quest to carve a future out of wild Oklahoma Territory after the Civil War, while remaining true to their heritage and eluding the white law officers pursuing them. (MN, DR, RM)

Morris, Gilbert. Jordan's Star. 2002. 457 p.
After receiving word of her husband's death at sea, Oregon farm widow Jordan eventually remarries and begins to enjoy an unforeseen happiness, but when her first husband returns, the entire community is thrown into an uproar and Jordan is forced to make a difficult decision. (MN, DR, RM)

Osborne, Maggie. The Bride of Willow Creek. 2001. 358 p.
Ten years after their impetuous elopement ends in separation, Angie Bartolli sets out to find her long-lost husband, Sam Holland, and resolve their relationship once and for all. (MN, DR, RM)

Peterson, Tracie. Hidden in a Whisper. 1999. 284 p.
Tells the intriguing and little-known story of the Harvey Houses frontier railroad stops, which were one of the few reputable places for women to work on the frontier. (MN, DR)

Snelling, Lauraine. A Dream to Follow. 2001. 316 p.
Thorliff Bjorklund dreams of leaving his father's farm to go to college and pursue his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. (MN, DR, RM)

Turner, Nancy. These is My Words : The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901. 1998. 384 p.
In a novel based on the life of the author's ancestor, Sarah Prine, a child of the westward expansion, records her dreams, marriage, adventures, joys, and sorrows in her diary. (MN, DR, RM)

AMC, 4/03; Holdings checked 7/06 KRL