The wheels roll relentlessly westward. In Stay with the Wagons, Dorcas and her loved ones face the beauty and brutality of nature, struggling to stay together. Highly recommended!
In Lighten the Load, Dorcas must keep her family going on the Oregon Trail, even as a grim mystery, a supernatural force, and lingering grief weigh them down. Highly recommended!
Dorcas and her children travel the Oregon Trail beside a wagon of strangers. They'll face natural peril, hidden sides of one another, and a grave every mile. Highly recommended!
In If It's the Last Thing I Do, Misty Menard inherits her father's business and struggles to save it from recession, floods, and mysterious opposing forces. Recommended!
Moses Munch is lost, trapped in a spiritual world he once led others through. In Caught in a Trance, his family must keep their town together while he's gone. Highly recommended!
This is the official announcement of the 2021 OZMA Book Awards for Fantasy Fiction, a division of the CIBAs. Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners and the OZMA Grand Prize Winner.
This is the official announcement of the 2021 LARAMIE Book Awards for Americana Fiction, a division of the CIBAs. Congratulations to the First Place Category Winners and the LARAMIE Grand Prize Winner.
A powerful story of one young man who must wrestle with mystical powers, racist neighbors, and the need to find his place in the world.
Americana fiction are novels that help tell the history, culture and folklore of what makes Americans uniquely American. (Goodreads) We have noted some Americana works, which really shows the wide, incredible expanse, that Americana Fiction and history can transcend. We also touch on some uniquely American history with some great sources links.
The Winners are here! Congratulations to the 2020 First Place and Grand Prize Winners, and thank you to EVERYONE who participated in the 2020 CIBAs! Join us April 7-10 at the 10th Anniversary Chanticleer Authors Conference. This is second of three official 2020 CIBA Announcements recognizing the Grand Prize Winners and the First Place Category Winners.