Raven Publishing of Montana

Publisher info

Established in 2001, Raven Publishing, Inc. of Montana is a very small commercial publisher, specializing in True Fiction for children and young adults.

We also consider adult literary fiction similar to the western novel "Absaroka," the Honorable Mention for the Best Regional Fiction for the Independent Publishers IPPY awards in 2006. We publish memoirs, short stories, some genre fiction like Jim Moore's legal thrillers, and have published one picture book, but only in hardcover and paperback.

True Fiction is character-driven fiction that reflects true-to-life dilemmas, reactions, emotions, and consequences in action-filled stories that capture the readers hearts.

Many of our titles are illustrated in the print edition and may be viewed and purchased at our website, www.ravenpublishing.net

See the list below to view the titles that are available as e-books here on Smashwords. More coming.

Where to find Raven Publishing of Montana online

Where to buy in print

Maisewith Goes to War: Book 3 of the Maisewith Four-Book Series
Price: $4.00 USD. Words: 80,910. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2024 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Maisewith Reems, a young black woman, originally from planet earth, learns of the evil plans of her adoptive parents to destroy life on the planet Progcht, where she now lives. Their plan to wipe out the native population with a virulent parasite, is working, and unless an antidote is found, will succeed. Maisewith goes to the planet Costra to find the cure and to defeat her mother.
The Girl on the Forbidden Planet: Maisewith, Book 2
Price: $4.00 USD. Words: 80,810. Language: English. Published: January 22, 2024 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi
Maisewith faces certain death as she flees the cavern where she has lived, mated, and birthed twins she leaves behind.She doesn't know how she will die, but any end will be better than what awaits her if she is caught. Intelligent, reptilian-like creatures rescue her when she falls into a mine shaft at the other end of the mountain and take her to their home planet and imprison her.
A Twist in Time
Price: $7.00 USD. Words: 72,710. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2023 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama
Two thirteen-year-old girls, one from the 20th century and one from the 21st, happen to be at the same place at the same time (day and hour) and with a twist of fate are violently spun to through time to trade places. Confused and alarmed, they find themselves in a foreign setting, albeit the same place they entered, only 100 years different. They must adjust and desperately try to get back.
Hattie's Horse
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 45,010. Language: English. Published: May 5, 2021 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family
13-year-old Hattie Thompson goes to live with her grandmother on her Montana ranch when the coronavirus pandemic causes her Boston school to close. Her parents who work in a Boston hospital, want her safely away. Hattie loves staying with Gram and her horse, Dusty. But who knew the pandemic could last so long? When her hose goes missing, causing her guilt and grief, she learns a hard lesson.
Up River
Price: $9.00 USD. Words: 28,960. Language: English. Published: April 5, 2021 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Essay » Author profile, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Family activities
Remembering life as it unfolded in the late 1940s, 50s,
and early 60s, author Coggins takes you 
vividly back to a simpler time as he remembers growing up in the small
town of Lyman, Washington. When reading the stories of
 his youth, you’ll find that they reflect what it was like growing up in any 
small town of that era. A nostalgic, poignant, and fun read.
A Language without Words
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,020. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2020 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Poetry » Contemporary Poetry
A Language without Words is a book of poetry inspired by one person’s life. The insights from moments in forests and on farms, on waters of lakes and rivers, through depths of sorrow and the pursuit of fly-fishing touch emotions common to humankind.
The Girl in the Ice Moon: Maisewith Book 1
Price: $4.00 USD. Words: 100,570. Language: English. Published: August 9, 2020 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Somewhere in a binary star system at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, a teenage girl finds herself standing alone in a field of ice and snow on a frozen moon where temperatures plummet toward absolute zero. Has she been left to die? Or is she expected to send messages back to her home planet on the device she discovers in her pocket? Will she live to find out? Adult. Not appropriate for children
Prism
Price: $8.00 USD. Words: 65,220. Language: American English. Published: April 7, 2020 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Debra Randall, is still missing after two weeks of intense investigating. Lieutenant Pat Garrigan of the San Francisco PD is baffled. Debra's father, her best friend, and her lover are all devastated, but keeping secrets known only to them. None of her possessions—except for her prized pyramid-shaped prism, which seems to be associated with her secret seizure-like spells—is also missing.
The Whaler and the Girl in the Deadfall
Price: $9.00 USD. Words: 96,830. Language: English. Published: August 19, 2019 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general, Fiction » Educational
The Makah whaler, Quanah, believes that taking a whale will validate his Indian identity, connect him with his great-grandfather, and create solidarity between coastal tribes. Alana, the lawyer who defends him, asks his help in solving the mystery of her grandfather’s disappearance.
Moonlight in Mud Puddles
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 44,050. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2019 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » Psychology » Applied psychology
In the sequel to Wisdom from the Streets, Dr. Kedric H. Cecil reflects on further examples from his life as a teenage runaway on the streets of Seattle, exploring his own experiences of trauma and abuse which often led to further problems and issues in adulthood. Following many years as a university professor and family therapist in clinical and residential treatment settings, the author describes
Listen to Your Spirit
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 35,720. Language: English. Published: March 25, 2019 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
12-year-old Kelly and her brother Jake are the only survivors of an airplane crash in a dense African jungle. Amidst grief for their dead parents and fear of wild animals, they try to find their way to civilization and back to Florida. Two white men and two African guides find them. Relief turns to horror when the white men's plans are revealed by a black leopard who visits Kelly in her dreams.
Round Trip
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 66,590. Language: English. Published: September 27, 2018 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Thriller & Suspense
Seventeen-year-old Matt Lewis accidentally discovers evidence that his employer, a Montana ranch owner from back east, is a big-time drug dealer. The owner's bodyguard seems determined to carry out orders to "make the problem disappear." Matt runs to the Tobacco Root Mountains thinking he can lose the man in the rugged terrain that Matt knows well. It might have worked but for the tracking dog.
Stand Up
Price: $5.00 USD. Words: 19,620. Language: English. Published: August 12, 2018 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Social Issues / Bullying
Thirteen-year-old “Soccer-Sarah” faces intense, unrelenting bullying every day at school. Fighting cancer means enduring the rigors of chemotherapy, along with hair and weight loss and nausea. Having to suffer the torment of classmate bullies makes her pain even worse. In order to deal with the abuse and to help others who may likewise be subject to bullying, she starts an online support group.
Hollowtop Smoke Signals: A Collection of Humorous Essays
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 49,970. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2018 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Essay » Author profile
This book of humorous essays takes you down home to the ‘tri-cities’ of Harrison, Pony and Norris, Montana, (combined populations,382), and the charms, challenges, and various misadventures of living in such a rustic but beautiful place, nestled on the northeastern fringe of the Tobacco Root Mountains.
Joe Henry's Return
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 36,970. Language: English. Published: July 1, 2017 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Joe Henry Grummond and his Pa returned from the Montana gold fields (in Joe Henry's Journey) to Kentucky and find their family in sorrow and trouble and their farm in shambles after the Civil War. With an elderly Grandma, two little girls, and a disabled, orphaned neighbor boy, Joe and Pa return to Montana where they hope they can find a home.
Horses Forever: A Miranda and Starlight Story
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 59,360. Language: English. Published: July 1, 2017 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
To race or not to race? That is the question Heavenly Acres Horse Ranch owner, Miranda Stevens, struggles to answer. “Racing is what your horses were bred for,” Higgins, her old friend and trainer, reminds her. Miranda must decide whether to risk injury or deprive Starliight's offspring of what they seem to love? What if her boyfriend, and co-owner of the fastest horses disagrees with her?
8 Seconds
Price: $8.00 USD. Words: 81,280. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2017 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom
In 1950, the world of a young rodeo bronc rider from Montana State College is rocked when he is charge with of the crime of murder in the first degree—the murder of a close friend and fellow rodeo participant. In a rush to judgment, the sheriff of Park County, Montana has made up his mind that Cassius Bruce is responsible for murder of Summer Hetherington at Hunter's Hot Springs. Cassius Bruce is
MORE Adventures of an Alaskan Preacher
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 41,130. Language: English. Published: February 2, 2017 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / Inspirational
Wayne Coggins, a minister in Alaska for more than forty-five years, shares experiences that stimulate spiritual growth and wisdom—as well as a sense of humor. Enjoy thrilll of the forces of the Alaskan wilderness and weather and meet the people and the wildlife as you ride along with Pastor Wayne across our last great frontier.
Adventures of an Alaskan Preacher
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 43,270. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2017 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Ministry / General
"Have you ever been in one of those positions when you are in need of some instant assistance from the Lord and discover you can pray 100 miles an hour and nevr move your lips?" Wayne Coggins has. A pastor in Alaska since 1971, he has been in that situation many times.
Horses for Sale, a Miranda and Starlight Story
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 47,620. Language: English. Published: May 18, 2016 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary, Fiction » Coming of age
Will sixteen-year-old Miranda Stevens make it as a horse rancher while struggling with the demands of high school, the tragedies of life, and affairs of the heart? She's giving it her best shot, but she's not above making bad decisions and reaping the consequences.
Caught at the Edge
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 115,490. Language: English. Published: August 6, 2015 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Christian » Contemporary, Fiction » Adventure » Action
To fall into the exciting and dangerous life of a street gang member and hit man for the mafia took a natural chain of events for young Xavier, whose uncle and eventual guardian was a big man in the Mexican Cartel. To have survived that life and come out on the other side, a Christian, was nothing short of a miracle as this book will show.
The Horse and the Crow: A Miranda and Starlight Story
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 64,480. Language: English. Published: May 28, 2015 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Animals, Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Pets & domestic animals
This is the 7th book about a Montana girl and her horses. 14-year-old Miranda is haunted by a feeling of foreboding, which disappears when she gets to the Crow Fair, where she plans to race her horses. She is completely unprepared for the dangers and discoveries that will hound both her and a ten-year-old Crow boy named Teddy, who aspires to be like Plenty Coup, the last great chief of his tribe.
Danni
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,050. Language: English. Published: April 28, 2015 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues
On probation, living in a group home, and doing her best to turn her life around, Danni Beaumont, high-school junior, is suddenly plunged into a nightmare that seemingly won't end, when a gang rape results in an unwanted pregnancy, and the perpetrators threaten harm to her beloved little sister if she does anything that might expose them. Rape and abortion issues: Not for children 12 and under.
The Jenny
Price: $8.00 USD. Words: 111,660. Language: English. Published: March 4, 2015 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Courtroom
In 1920, the novelty of Miss Merci Bruce’s World War I aircraft is overshadowed when her mechanic is found dead in Two Dot, MT, impaled by a German bayonet that pins a handwritten note to his chest. The son of a neighboring rancher is charged with the murder, and Merci’s brother, Spencer Bruce, and their father, T. C. Bruce must try to save the young man from prison—or worse, the hangman's noose.
The Whole Nine Yarns
Price: $4.00 USD. Words: 29,930. Language: English. Published: June 26, 2014 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Literary collections » American / General
Nine delightful tales of the west, both long ago and contemporary, are told in the charming style of a country gentleman. These tales of Montana and the West bring the reader back to a time when life was simpler —or was it?
The Body in the Freezer
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 57,500. Language: English. Published: June 26, 2014 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Thriller & Suspense
A rich, arrogant teenage boy, meets a homeless girl with a secret. He is determined to learn what her secret is, but when he finds out, he wishes he hadn't. It changes the course of his life.
Joe Henry's Journey
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 37,070. Language: English. Published: May 21, 2014 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century
Joe Henry’s story is a look at the past. It reveals why people moved to the untamed region the miners called Montana in the mid 1800s and what they found there. The reader will be carried along with Joe Henry through all of his travels—a great adventure, but scary too.
The Dishwater Tree
Price: $7.00 USD. Words: 62,690. Language: English. Published: April 30, 2014 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Romance » Historical » General
In 2002, Worthy Chambers’ dying wish is to know who left her on the orphanage’s steps eighty years ago. In 1922, young Josephine Rourke, engaged to the vice president of her father's mining company, falls in love with an Irish activist for miners' rights. Their love brings great anguish and deep trouble. A lonely willow on a barren hill weaves the two women's stories together.
The Body on the Floor of the Rotunda
Price: $9.00 USD. Words: 106,830. Language: English. Published: June 30, 2013 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Police Procedural
Murder in the Capitol! When the body of the lovely assistant to Montana's Governor is found on the floor of Montana s Capitol, fingers point to State Senator Audrey Welter. When formally accused, she hires fellow senator and attorney, Stretch Bruce to represent her. Will they be able to prove her innocence? Probably not without proof that someone else did it. Who is the real killer?
Starting the Colt
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 38,300. Language: English. Published: April 13, 2013 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Fiction » Children’s books » Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life
In this sequel to Jan Young's coming-of-age story, The Orange Slipknot, 12-year-old Ben Lucas strives to balance his desire to gain his father's approval with his need to follow his own convictions. Ben finally has a colt to start and is learning a gentler way to do it. Can he buck out some colts to please his dad, whose ways with a horse are rough, or is he "man" enough to follow his own heart?
Kendall and Kyleah
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 54,690. Language: English. Published: August 18, 2012 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues
Twins, separated by divorcing parents when they were four, have led very different lives in places hundreds of miles apart. Yet they have longed to find each other for the past eight years. This book continues each of their stories as circumstances and seeming tragedies lead their paths to cross a last.
The Boarding House
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 34,600. Language: English. Published: June 8, 2012 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / Other, Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / General
The lives of eleven-year-old Emmie Hynes and her twelve-year-old brother, Conrad are changed forever when a tragic mining accident kills their beloved Papa. Forced to bid a numb farewell to their home and friends in Butte, Montana, they move with their mama into a dilapidated boarding house in Philipsburg, a small town across the mountains.
Election Day
Price: $9.00 USD. Words: 73,610. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2012 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
This political thriller shows the insight of our founding fathers for solving every conceivable contingency, such as—what if, days after the election, both the president elect and his running mate are dead. Four would-be kingmakers, a power-hungry egomaniac who will stop at nothing to get his way and a Montana rancher/lawyer, used as a pawn in an election scheme—make this an unforgettable story.
Ride the Jawbone
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 88,550. Language: English. Published: May 15, 2011 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical
The Jawbone Railroad, so called for the fast talking of Mr. Harlow, who built his dream on other people’s money, plays a vital role in central Montana’s ranch and mining country in 1902 — and in the mystery of a brutal murder. A newly minted lawyer is asked to defend the odious outcast accused of killing a young woman and throwing her body from the train.
The Road Between
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 34,100. Language: English. Published: May 9, 2011 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
As a child living on the Alberta prairies during the 1930s and 1940s, Florence Bell traveled between the influence of three cultures: English morals and manners of her family working as missionaries on the Blackfoot Reserve, her Indian neighbors emerging from their tribal past, and the Canadian people striving for independence. Dust, the Great Depression, and World War II added other dimensions.
Danny's Dragon: A Story of Wartime Loss and Recovery
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 40,210. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
9-year-old Danny can't believe his father's died in the Iraq war. He blames himself and his horse, Dragon, for his loss. His family, torn apart by grief, is losing their Montana ranch. Danny hates Denver and the large school where an Iraqi is his classmate. At first he wanted to hate his horse, but when Dragon is lost, he only wants him back. Dragon and a wise teacher help heal his broken heart.
Absaroka
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 43,020. Language: English. Published: November 27, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Western
(5.00 from 1 review)
Matt Reed returns from Vietnam to his family's Wyoming ranch only to find it barren of cattle and his father defeated after losing his wife to cancer. Banker Paul Pringle, Matt's long time rival, is foreclosing on the ranch with plans to cash in on its mineral deposits. To save his ranch, Matt must raise a lot of money fast. A lovely neighbor, a Crow Indian, and a wild horse herd help him.
Starlight Comes Home
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 51,190. Language: English. Published: November 25, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Junior high is complicated. 13-year-old Miranda Stevens decides she prefers her equine friends—until Mr. Taylor, who owns the controlling half of Starlight, the country's fastest race horse, takes him to a horse sale without telling her. Or so she thinks. But if he didn't take her horse, who did? Mystery and angst, friendships won and loss, birth, death, heartache and joy test Miranda's courage.
Starlight Shines for Miranda
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 41,750. Language: English. Published: November 24, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Twelve-year-old Miranda Stevens is late for her parents' wedding because of a mishap while riding her beloved black stallion, Starlight. Miranda races Starlight against the clock to raise money for a horse for Margot. When he wins, Mr. Taylor takes him to race in Texas. Starlight refuses to eat and loses weight until Mr. Taylor sends for Miranda to help. Adventure and discovery await her in Texas.
Starlight's Shooting Star
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 40,010. Language: English. Published: July 26, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
In this 4th book of the Starlight series, Miranda and her classmates become lost in a cave. Miranda saves Grandpa from being killed by a loco cow, but not before he is injured. Mr. Taylor hires a jockey, expecting Miranda to teach Starlight to accept him. Mom plans to marry Adam, Miranda's worst enemy. Wishing on Shooting Star, Queen's foal, seems to bring amazing answers to Miranda's problems.
A Horse to Remember
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 39,800. Language: English. Published: May 18, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Pets & domestic animals
When 13-year-old Hilary Thompson's family moved to rural Tennessee, she got a job at a nearby horse farm. She met a wild mustang who seemed as lonely and in need of a friend as she was. She talked and read to him and gradually won his trust when no one else could. Authentic teenage angst with a sprinkling of romance adds to the action a of this story written by a 14-year-old horse trainer.
Kendall's Storm
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 45,350. Language: English. Published: April 26, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
(5.00 from 1 review)
Ten-year-old Kendall’s life is not only unpredictable; it's a mystery. Why can’t he and Dad live in one place more than a few months? Why the all-night drives, the tucked-away motels, always leaving things behind? What is Dad's job? Kendall only knows two thing for sure: He's afraid of just about everything—and Dad hates cowards. Can a rescued puppy and love from a stranger change his life?
An Inmate's Daughter
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 37,460. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Family
Jenna's mother forbids her to tell her friends that her dad is in prison. Prison reflects on wives and children. Keeping the fact of prison secret becomes more difficult when the newspaper runs a story about Jenna's "Good Samaritan" rescue at the McNeil Island Corrections Center. She just wants to fit in. As Jenna writes in her journal, children of prisoners are doing time too.
Starlight, Star Bright
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 37,310. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
11-year-old Miranda Stevens secretly trains Starlight, the 3-year-old black stallion, whose wounds have healed. Miranda rides him and proves that he is the fastest horse Shady Hills Ranch has ever seen. But she must keep it secret. If his owner, Cash Taylor, finds out, he will never let Miranda buy him. When Starlight throws others who try to ride him, Miranda's hopes rise only to fall again.
The Orange Slipknot
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 35,930. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
An innocent prank has serious consequences for twelve-year-old Ben who wants to show his cowboy father and the surly cow boss that he's ready to take more responsibility. Roping a ground squirrel was not the way to do it. Caught in the midst of their conflict, Ben comes to terms with his life. This book accurately portrays an American subculture: ranch life in the Great Basin of the United States.
Fergus: the Soccer-Playing Colt
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 38,920. Language: English. Published: March 12, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Animals » Pets & domestic animals
An acrobatic colt joins his young master and his friend in a soccer game, proving unusual understanding and talent for the game. When his skill gains media attention, Fergus Bobby and Ramon are sent on a tour to promote soccer in the US. All is well until a conniving rodeo stock dealer and his bumbling henchmen abduct the colt. Suspense and humor fill this heart-warming tale of loyalty and love.
Starlight's Courage
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 35,270. Language: English. Published: March 7, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
In this sequel to Miranda and Starlight, ten-year-old Miranda Stevens takes it upon herself to rescue the black stallion Starlight, not once, but twice. While competing in a horse show against arch rivals, Christopher's mare, Queen, is attacked by a madman. When no one will believe Miranda that Starlight is in danger, she must find a way to save him on her own.
Miranda and Starlight
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 33,050. Language: English. Published: January 13, 2010 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
Miranda Stevens thinks that if she had a horse of her own, it wouldn't matter that she has to live with her grandparents and go to a school where she has no friends. She impulsively accepts a dare to ride an unbridled horse in a nearby field. The dire consequence of that action begins a chain of advenures that test her courage, spawns unexpected frinedships, and teach lessons in honesty and trust.
Kyleah's Tree
Price: $6.00 USD. Words: 39,820. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2009 by Raven Publishing of Montana. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Wishing on the sunrise from her treetop refuge, eleven-year-old Kyleah clings to the hope of finding her twin brother and attaining beauty to please the father who abandoned her. When her foster parents bar access to her favorite tree, she runs away with her foster brother, Benjamin. They experience many narrow escapes and breathtaking adventures on their journey from Kansas to Moose Jaw, Canada.

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