Wind Warrior

I received a complimentary electronic copy of this intense historical First Nations novel from BookSirens, and author Vella Munn. I am so pleased to have been introduced to this prolific First Nations author. She writes a moving family saga that will keep you enthralled. I am happy to recommend her......more

WOW! Coming to the new world from Mexico, Lucita learns to come into her self. Lucita is brought by her father, a Corporal in the Spanish army, and mother to the wilds of California to protect a mission. The mission has several "savages" in residence. The savages were taken from their village and made......more

When I got to chapter 10 I decided that I wouldn’t finish the book. I read to escape the news of our world where so many bad things are happening. This book only mirrored those things. But then I wanted to see how Black Wolf would fair and I began to be interested in the Chumash people. Being from A......more

I know nothing of the Chumash even though I was born in California. My people are Cherokee in the Southeast, so I have nothing to compare to, and must take the author's experience at face value. The writing style was not as fast moving as I normally read, so that was an adjustment, and the Chumash w......more

An Indian warrior — and a young Mexican woman meet and fall in love He was a captive of the Spanish as a child, And abused, She came to the camp with her father - and fell in love with the people. But her father — all he knew was hate, and punishment. The warrior was determined to free the people hel......more