B. ​Ellen Gardner
Guardian Spirit
Twenty-one year old Bailey Carson learns that her life is not as it seems when she becomes the obsession of a seasoned serial killer. She unravels a trail of deceit about the family she thought she knew and her connection to a seventeen-year old murder that took place on Zuni sacred burial grounds in New Mexico. What she learns will take her to the brink of death as she faces the demons of her past.
A Trail of Twenty Winters
​Beautiful and willful Audrey Sterling, the daughter of missionary parents, accepts a nursing position in Tahlequah under the guidance of Dr. Elijah Keaton, a university trained Cherokee physician and a once consecrated shaman. Despite conflicting beliefs and cultures, Audrey and Elijah succumb to a fate they cannot deny. As their relationship grows and blossoms, they travel a trail of personal tragedy and immense joy while embracing the legacy of their time. Amid a rich blend of history and romance, A Trail of Twenty Winters is set within the unthinkable tragedy of the Cherokees’ forced removal from their ancestral home in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma.
The Lamplighter
The Lamplighter is a heartbreaking and yet heartwarming account of beautiufl Hannah Martindale, as she faces the unimaginable tragedy of losing her husband and two children in an automobile accident. Left to pick up the pieces, Hannah withdraws from society becoming a recluse to almost everyone she knows. Her next door neighbor, Grade Padgett, is the sole light in the darkness that is now her world, becoming Hannah's surrogate mother and cherished confidant. Grace's grandson, Andy Padgett is enduring his own crises, facing life alone after the breakup of his fifteen-year marriage. When Grace becomes ill, these two torn spirits lean on each other for support, learning that time and tenderness can open the heart to love once again.
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Shae's Song
B. Ellen Gardner uses humor and tenderness, intermixed with everyday life situations, to illustrate the struggles of a middle-aged woman who believes the best years of her life have already been lived. Twice divorced, Shae Evans Robinson has lived her life taking care of those she loves, neglecting her own personal happiness and health in the process. When her weight and related issues spiral out of control, she makes the decision to become healthy again. She embarks on a journey that not only brings to light her natural beauty, but also leads her to rediscover her love for music and reopen the windows of her past – where she will encounter the lost love of her life and the promise of a new beginning.
When Warriors Cried
A Companion Novel To A Trail of Twenty Winters
A proud nation of Cherokees must face the unthinkable tragedy of removal from their ancestral homelands to a new land west of the Mississippi River. Amid this dark period, ordinary men and women arise to become extraordinary warriors as they fight to preserve the sacred birthright of the Cherokee people. Follow the love story of Medicine Bear and his beloved Whitewing as they face not only the difficulties of their changing world but also the inner sorrows of a great love in turmoil. When Warriors Cried is not only a story of great tragedy, but also one of great triumph as a displaced nation rises above one of the darkest periods of history.
Lenna Weatherly vows to make her life better as she desperately tries to break free from the hopeless web that so defined her childhood. After moving out of her childhood home, graduating from nursing school, and receiving a job at a prestigious hospital, Lenna comes to understand that she must ultimately face her past if she is to be free of it.
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Dan Elkins has the job he always dreamed of having as a firefighter in Colorado Springs until an accident blindsides him and changes his world emotionally and physically. As his body heals, Dan finds he must face past tragedies that have resurfaced.
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​Drawn together by chance and circumstances, Lenna and Dan encounter unexpected love on their journey toward healing and self-discovery. Will they find the strength and courage to embrace this love, or will their deeply embedded storms continue to hold them captive?
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