Böcker av Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

"Chase trouble hard enough, and it'll catch you." As her heart longs for an impossible return to the Omaha Indian Reservation, an urgent summons reaches Doctor Rebekah LaRoche through an unlikely source. Her estranged brother Amos has come to deliver her home-if she is willing to sacrifice her life's calling.When former Indian Agent Roger Graham learns of the summons, he is certain Rebekah LaRoche will attempt to reenter the reservation he banned her from. Infuriated that she is still practicing medicine-according to newspapers hailing "Doc Beck" a western heroine-Graham sets out for the reservation to destroy her medical career for good.Secretly treating patients across the vast Omaha prairies even as she dodges the man determined to ruin her, Rebekah knows time in her homeland is desperately short. The feeling of Graham's looming shadow lurking in the tall grass keeps her on the move, and one desperate question haunts her every step: What traps has Graham laid on the reservation that could erase her dreams forever?

"You sure ask an unhealthy amount of questions."When rival newspaperman Christopher Maxwell files to annex the townsite of Dickens and remove it from the Choctaw Nation, Matthew Teller resolves to stop him.Armed with little more than his gut instinct, Matthew is propelled on a desperate hunt through court records and newspaper accounts from Indian Territory, to Hot Springs, Arkansas, St. Louis, Missouri, and even Washington, D.C. for the hard evidence he needs. But the investigation is jeopardized by the shadowy man who threatened to kill him-and by the burden of family responsibility.An upcoming wedding, a tiny new member of the family, and dangerous secrets-not to mention Ruth Ann's wild venture to grow the influence of the Choctaw Tribune-brew at home as Matthew struggles to piece together the case against Maxwell. Above it all, a talented young Chickasaw woman working for the Tribune may prove to be Matthew's greatest ally...or biggest distraction.A trail of threats and death follow as he risks everything he's built to bring long-awaited justice on the man who wants to wreck Dickens and the Choctaw Tribune-but only if Matthew can outrun his own reckoning first.***About the Choctaw Tribune Historical Fiction series: These books let you explore the old Choctaw Nation with Matthew and Ruth Ann Teller, a Choctaw brother and sister pair who own a newspaper, the Choctaw Tribune. They're in the midst of shootouts and tribal upheavals with the coming Dawes Commission in the 1890s. The changes in Indian Territory threaten everything they've known and force them to decide if they are going to take a stand for truth, even in the face of death.A historical fiction series with a Western flair, the Choctaw Tribune explores racial, political, spiritual, and social issues in the old Choctaw Nation-and beyond.Books in the series: The Executions (Book 1)Traitors (Book 2)Shaft of Truth (Book 3)Sovereign Justice (Book 4)Fire and Ink (Book 5)Choctaw Tribune Boxset (Books 1 -3)

REALITY: LIFE GETS UGLYMEETA boy whose syndrome leaves him little in lifeA man who chooses the right path too lateA woman forgotten by GodTheir journeys are different. Their sufferings are unique. They all seek a reason to go on. Heart pounding, heart wrenching, heart tugging-raw and realistic. But these short stories, and many more, show a third side of the coin.With the gift to find real meaning in a story, author Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer creates tales to stir the heart and evoke deep, often buried emotions. Not one to shy away from tragedy or crisis of faith, she explores human conditions through engaging short stories. "Sarah's writing is so clear and evocative that there are moments I forget I'm reading and just experience the story."-Rachel Phelps, multi award-winning author

Mississippi, 1834 "Protect the book as you do our seed corn. We must have both to survive." The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek changed everything. The Choctaw Nation could no longer remain in their ancient homelands.Young Tushpa, his family, and their small band embark on a trail of life and death. More death than life lay ahead. On their journey to a new homeland, the faith of his father and one book guide Tushpa as he learns what it means to become a man and a leader.But before long, betrayal from within and without rip at the unity of the band. Can Tushpa help keep his tattered people together? Or will they all be lost to sickness of the mind, body, and spirit on the four hundred mile walk?A continuation of the anthology Touch My Tears: Tales from the Trail of Tears, this story follows an original manuscript written by Tushpa's son, James Culberson. "As the great-granddaughter of Tushpa, a boy on the Trail of Tears, I grew up far away from Oklahoma with little knowledge of our history. It is through reading the moving stories collected by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer that I have a better understanding of the struggles, endurance and bravery of our Choctaw ancestors." Beverly Bringle, direct descendant

A feud dating back to the Civil War threatens Doc Beck's future...Doctor Rebekah LaRoche is finally home in Wyoming-but trouble waits for her in spades, and a slim chance to return to the Omaha Indian Reservation grows slimmer when she's drawn into a feud between two powerful ranchers.Glenn Butler and Dean Wallace hate each other's guts and have pitted their offspring against each other since birth. But it's Butler's daughter, Lilly, and her disgrace at law school that has Rebekah scrambling for answers. Rebekah wrote the letter of recommendation that helped Lilly be accepted into the college, and if she can't untangle the scandal and its connection to this powerful rivalry, she is doomed with another black mark on her professional reputation.U.S. Senator Jeffrey Harris wants Rebekah to stay out of the young state's troubles if she hopes to have his help. But how can she stay out of something that's entangled her, threatening the last chance she has to return to her people?***About the Doc Beck Westerns series:Of Omaha Indian and French descent, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche goes by Doc Beck, which gets her foot in doors before her patients and patrons realize she's a woman. A sophisticated spitfire with remarkable people skills, a foot in the door is all Rebekah needs to do her job. Traveling the West in the 1890s to lend aid and cure the sick, Doc Beck finds herself solving problems and setting straight more than just broken bones. But the work doesn't fill the longing in her heart for a place to truly call home-and someone beyond herself to believe in.Books in the series:Canyon War (Book 1)Mission Bandits (Book 2)Grave Robbers (Book 3)Desert Captive (Book 4)Ranch Feud (Book 5)Bronc Buster (Book 6)The Gunman (Book 7)Ape Man (Book 8)The Return (Book 9) (Coming May 2023)Lost Legacy ((Book 10) (Coming July 2023)Prairie Shadows (Book 11) (Coming September 2023)The Judgment (Book 12) (Coming November 2023)Doc Beck Westerns Boxset (Books 1 - 4)

***#1 AMAZON BESTSELLER***"Someone's going to be king in this territory. No reason it can't be me. It sure won't be you." Betrayed.Someone is tearing at the fabric of the Choctaw Nation while political turmoil, assassinations, and feuds threaten the sovereignty of the tribe, which stands under the U.S. government's scrutiny.When heated words turn to hot lead, Ruth Ann Teller-a young Choctaw woman-fears losing her brother, who won't settle for anything but the truth. Matthew is determined to use his newspaper, the Choctaw Tribune, to uncover the scheme behind Mayor Thaddeus Warren's claim to the townsite of Dickens. Matthew is willing to risk his newspaper-and his life-to uncover a traitor among their people.But when Ruth Ann tries to help, she causes more harm than good-especially after the mayor brings in Lance Fuller, a schoolteacher from New York, to provide a rare educational opportunity for white children. How does this charming yet aloof young man fit into the mayor's scheme?When attacks against the newspaper strike and bullets fly, a trip to the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 is the key to saving the Choctaw Tribune and Matthew's investigation. But Ruth Ann must find the courage to face a journey to the White City-without her brother."Sarah introduces many issues: race relations, the presence of Jews in the Choctaw Nation, the Lighthorsemen, the educated and civilized Choctaw, a few greedy white people, the struggle for women to have equal rights and be able to pursue careers, the political issues of the Nationals and the Progressives, the confusion and separation of the two tiered system for lawbreakers for the white man and the Indian in Indian Territory, morality, integrity, doing what is right and the Gospel message. These issues are all woven into the story of the Teller family. So much intrigue and mystery." -Beverly Hardy Allen, author of Back Then: A Choctaw Family's Noble Legacy of Perseverance***About the Choctaw Tribune Historical Fiction series: These books let you explore the old Choctaw Nation with Matthew and Ruth Ann Teller, a Choctaw brother and sister pair who own a newspaper, the Choctaw Tribune. They're in the midst of shootouts and tribal upheavals with the coming Dawes Commission in the 1890s. The changes in Indian Territory threaten everything they've known and force them to decide if they are going to take a stand for truth, even in the face of death.A clean historical fiction series with a Western flair, the Choctaw Tribune explores racial, political, spiritual, and social issues in the old Choctaw Nation-and beyond.Books in the series: The Executions (Book 1)Traitors (Book 2)Shaft of Truth (Book 3)Sovereign Justice (Book 4)Fire and Ink (Book 5) (Coming August 2023)Choctaw Tribune Boxset (Books 1 -3)

"He's dead."When Doctor Rebekah LaRoche makes the pronouncement in Senator Jeffrey Harris' office, her world is rocked by the death-and the note found beside the deceased. It's addressed to her personally: an ominous warning that those in her life always end up worse off because of her.While the Donavan Brothers Circus rolls into Centennial Ridge, Wyoming, a murderous stalker tracks Rebekah's every move and targets those she loves. Death and near-death follow her in a terrifying sequence. But when Just Jimmy finds himself in the stalker's crosshairs, Rebekah unravels, ready to give up her quest to return home to the Omaha Indian Reservation for fear of endangering her relatives there.Nowhere is truly safe for Rebekah as long as deadly secrets stalk her and tests of faith, regret, and forgiveness culminate in the Medicine Bow Mountains as a single terrifying fight for her own survival. "Doc Beck" has saved many lives-but can she save her own?***About the Doc Beck Westerns series:Of Omaha Indian and French descent, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche goes by Doc Beck, which gets her foot in doors before her patients and patrons realize she's a woman. A sophisticated spitfire with remarkable people skills, a foot in the door is all Rebekah needs to do her job. Traveling the West in the 1890s to lend aid and cure the sick, Doc Beck finds herself solving problems and setting straight more than just broken bones. But the work doesn't fill the longing in her heart for a place to truly call home-and someone beyond herself to believe in.Books in the series:Canyon War (Book 1)Mission Bandits (Book 2)Grave Robbers (Book 3)Desert Captive (Book 4)Ranch Feud (Book 5)Bronc Buster (Book 6)The Gunman (Book 7)Ape Man (Book 8)The Return (Book 9) (Coming May 2023)Lost Legacy ((Book 10) (Coming July 2023)Prairie Shadows (Book 11) (Coming September 2023)The Judgment (Book 12) (Coming November 2023)Doc Beck Westerns Boxset (Books 1 - 4)

"Sometimes trail dust is thicker than blood."There's nothing Just Jimmy wants more than to fit in with his new outfit on the McKinnon Ranch, and it's what Doctor Rebekah LaRoche needs, too-another piece in the puzzle of her returning to the Omaha Indian Reservation. But jealousy, a pressing contract with the U.S. Calvary, and soap soup quickly put Jimmy at odds with Steve Bowers, the new head wrangler.Still shy of the horses they need and facing the looming contract deadline, Steve makes the bold suggestion to catch and break wild horses-except Jimmy and Steve aren't the only ones taking care of business in the rugged heart of the Medicine Bow Mountains.When Jimmy stumbles upon orphaned triplets surviving off the mountain with their flock of sheep and trusty border collie, he must face not only their uncle's drunken rage and false accusation of rustling sheep-but a dark shadow from his own past.Jimmy has a kind of wound Rebekah can't begin to heal until she understands what shaped the young man who has become her loyal companion. But are either of them prepared for a day when he will no longer be by her side?***About the Doc Beck Westerns series:Of Omaha Indian and French descent, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche goes by Doc Beck, which gets her foot in doors before her patients and patrons realize she's a woman. A sophisticated spitfire with remarkable people skills, a foot in the door is all Rebekah needs to do her job. Traveling the West in the 1890s to lend aid and cure the sick, Doc Beck finds herself solving problems and setting straight more than just broken bones. But the work doesn't fill the longing in her heart for a place to truly call home-and someone beyond herself to believe in.Books in the series:Canyon War (Book 1)Mission Bandits (Book 2)Grave Robbers (Book 3)Desert Captive (Book 4)Ranch Feud (Book 5)Bronc Buster (Book 6)The Gunman (Book 7)Ape Man (Book 8)The Return (Book 9) (Coming May 2023)Lost Legacy ((Book 10) (Coming July 2023)Prairie Shadows (Book 11) (Coming September 2023)The Judgment (Book 12) (Coming November 2023)Doc Beck Westerns Boxset (Books 1 - 4)

"Whatever you do, stay out of trouble."The echo of Doctor McKinnon's words follow Doctor Rebekah LaRoche on her latest medical mission. But being tasked with escorting an unknown woman to an insane asylum is difficult enough; add in former gunman Cord Johnson, who claims to be the woman's brother, and Rebekah is set on a dangerous path to discover the truth about the silent woman before it's too late.Cord Johnson's violent reputation haunts him on his quest to keep a promise made to his sister-a promise he is determined to keep after breaking so many. All he wants to do is to take Ella home to the farm their father left them and live in peace. But when a rogue U.S. marshal arrests him for murder and Doctor Rebekah LaRoche takes off with his sister, Cord must rely on the reputation of his ivory handled six-guns.With an upcoming political meeting to state her case for returning home to the Omaha Indian Reservation, the last thing Rebekah needs is to get tangled up with a gunman and a lost woman who is unable to speak for herself. But could Cord Johnson be telling the truth? Is Rebekah set to commit the emotionally distraught woman to an asylum that will separate a family forever?***About the Doc Beck Westerns series:Of Omaha Indian and French descent, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche goes by Doc Beck, which gets her foot in doors before her patients and patrons realize she's a woman. A sophisticated spitfire with remarkable people skills, a foot in the door is all Rebekah needs to do her job. Traveling the West in the 1890s to lend aid and cure the sick, Doc Beck finds herself solving problems and setting straight more than just broken bones. But the work doesn't fill the longing in her heart for a place to truly call home-and someone beyond herself to believe in.Books in the series:Canyon War (Book 1)Mission Bandits (Book 2)Grave Robbers (Book 3)Desert Captive (Book 4)Ranch Feud (Book 5)Bronc Buster (Book 6)The Gunman (Book 7)Ape Man (Book 8)The Return (Book 9) (Coming May 2023)Lost Legacy ((Book 10) (Coming July 2023)Prairie Shadows (Book 11) (Coming September 2023)The Judgment (Book 12) (Coming November 2023)Doc Beck Westerns Boxset (Books 1 - 4)

"Dios vaya contigo." God go with you.What was Rebekah thinking, riding straight into the guns of murdering bandits? But she couldn't back out.The Mexican army, a town marshal, and the Sancho Guerra gang are facing off when Doctor Rebekah LaRoche and her new friend, Jimmy, arrive in Zapata, New Mexico Territory. The bandits are holding hostages at Hope Academy, a school for girls located in an old mission outside of town, and Rebekah feels compelled to act-she was sent to the school to modernize the infirmary, not see the innocent occupants murdered.The notorious and charismatic bandit, Sancho Guerra, led his band of men on a pillaging spree from Mexico to the mission and has proven his indifference to killing, prepared for any tricks the army or the Zapata town marshal throw at him.But he isn't prepared for Rebekah, and now the Mexican army colonel wants her to do something terrifying-enter the mission and help with the capture of the deadliest men in the territory.Once inside the mission's adobe walls, the game of wits turns personal with Sancho Guerra, becoming a battle burning with an intensity Rebekah may be incapable of handling on her own-or even survive.***About the Doc Beck Westerns series:Of Omaha Indian and French descent, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche goes by Doc Beck, which gets her foot in doors before her patients and patrons realize she's a woman. A sophisticated spitfire with remarkable people skills, a foot in the door is all Rebekah needs to do her job. Traveling the West in the 1890s to lend aid and cure the sick, Doc Beck finds herself solving problems and setting straight more than just broken bones. But the work doesn't fill the longing in her heart for a place to truly call home-and someone beyond herself to believe in.Books in the series:Canyon War (Book 1)Mission Bandits (Book 2)Grave Robbers (Book 3)Desert Captive (Book 4)Ranch Feud (Book 5)Bronc Buster (Book 6)The Gunman (Book 7)Ape Man (Book 8)The Return (Book 9) (Coming May 2023)Lost Legacy ((Book 10) (Coming July 2023)Prairie Shadows (Book 11) (Coming September 2023)The Judgment (Book 12) (Coming November 2023)Doc Beck Westerns Boxset (Books 1 - 4)

"Nothing to it but a stout heart."On a mission to bring justice to the outlaw gang that murdered his father and brother, Matthew Teller leaves the Choctaw Tribune newspaper for his sister to operate and plunges into an unfamiliar world of darkness and danger. Working inside the coal mines of the Choctaw Nation-one of the most dangerous places in the country-he searches for a man who may have the answers to this six-year-old mystery. But after Matthew uncovers an earth-shattering truth that rocks him to his core, he must decide what right is, and what price he is willing to pay for it.Ruth Ann Teller knows she can handle publishing the Choctaw Tribune-until she loses their biggest advertiser. Now, with Matthew miles away and the future of the newspaper resting squarely on her shoulders, Ruth Ann must make a bold move to keep the newspaper afloat in her brother's absence. She sets it on a course for new success or total disaster.Striking coal miners. Outlaw gangs. An unsolved crime. And a Choctaw family that fights for one another, and for truth.***About the Choctaw Tribune Historical Fiction series:These books let you explore the old Choctaw Nation with Matthew and Ruth Ann Teller, a Choctaw brother and sister pair who own a newspaper, the Choctaw Tribune. They're in the midst of shootouts and tribal upheavals with the coming Dawes Commission in the 1890s. The changes in Indian Territory threaten everything they've known and force them to decide if they are going to take a stand for truth, even in the face of death.A clean historical fiction series with a Western flair, the Choctaw Tribune explores racial, political, spiritual, and social issues in the old Choctaw Nation-and beyond.Books in the series:The Executions (Book 1)Traitors (Book 2)Shaft of Truth (Book 3)Sovereign Justice (Book 4)Fire and Ink (Book 5) (Coming August 2023)Choctaw Tribune Boxset (Books 1 -3)

In 1830, a treaty was signed. In 1830, hearts broke. Tears fell on the long journey for twenty thousand. The Choctaw Nation was forced to leave their homelands to preserve their people. But they could not save them all.For this collection of short stories, Choctaw authors from five U.S. states come together to present a part of their ancestors' journey, a way to honor those who walked the trail for their future. These stories not only capture a history and a culture, but the spirit, faith, and resilience of the Choctaw people.From a little girl who begins her journey in a wood box to a man willing to die for the sake of honor, these extraordinary tales of the Choctaw Removal from their homelands delve into raw emotions and come out with the glimmer of hope necessary for the human soul. Tears of sadness. Tears of joy. Touch and experience each one."Touch My Tears is a significant and moving addition to the record of Choctaw heritage; accessible and entertaining. This fine collection of tales is invaluable for the insights it provides into the heart of a unique Native American culture." -Brock Thoene, co-author of The Jerusalem Chronicles "This book reflects the joining of courage and endurance that defines a great nation. I cried in many places, sometimes it seemed more than they cried for themselves." -Lisa Reed, editor of the Biskinik, the Official Publication of the Choctaw Nation"As well as the Plains and Prairie Tribes are known for their mastery of painting and dance, the Choctaws may well go down in history for their remarkable ability to blend their rich oral and written traditions. In the tradition of Choctaw writers such as J.L. McDonald and Peter Pitchlynn in the nineteenth century, Muriel Wright and Louis Owens in the twentieth, and D.L. Birchfield and LeAnne Howe in the twenty-first, the writers in this anthology demonstrate their versatility in the language arts. No tribe has more seamlessly assimilated the English language than the Choctaws. Read these stories and marvel at their quality. They have the multiple capabilities to inspire you, to entertain you, and to educate you. Ilvppa holisso nan anoli achukma! These stories are good!" -Phillip Carroll Morgan, author of The Fork-in-the-Road Indian Poetry Store and Who Shall Gainsay Our Decision? Choctaw Literary Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century."Touch My Tears is a milestone of fictional and historical Choctaw storytelling that exemplifies the value of Native knowledge through literary arts. This deeply moving and significant collection will hopefully generate a paradigm shift in written expression of the Native American experience." -Keevin Lewis, Museum Programs Outreach Coordinator, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian