In 1855, two women—separated by class, race, and geographic distance – undertake a journey to the rugged plains of Indian Territory where their lives intersect in a stunning explosion of danger, death, and revenge.
New Release
A Thousand Steps
By
Anita Bunkley
February 4, 2013
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From the snow-covered mountains of North Carolina to the untamed wilds of Indian Territory, A Thousand Steps takes readers on a perilous quest for freedom, truth, and love.
In 1855, risking everything for a chance at happiness, two women—separated by class, race, and geographic distance – undertake a journey to the rugged plains of Indian Territory. There, their lives intersect in a stunning explosion of danger, death, and revenge.
When Tama flees Royaltin Ridge, the North Carolina plantation where she was born into slavery, she boldly joins forces with Hakan, a fugitive Creek Indian who is also on the run. Hakan offers Tama refuge at Great Oaks, his village hidden deep within the Georgia forest. There, she falls in love with the stoic, yet handsome man, and settles among the Indians, believing her life as a free woman will endure. However, Tama's peace and security are short-lived. Her ruthless master, Thorne Royaltin, who is obsessed with reclaiming his property, will stop at nothing to achieve that end. Hakan's sister, Suja, resents the arrival of the beautiful mulatto girl who has stolen her brother's heart, and vows to make Tama disappear. When the government forcibly removes the Indians from their village and marches them into Indian Territory, Tama is thrown into a downward spiral that threatens to destroy all hope for freedom, as well as a future with Hakan.
Elinore Wardlaw is an avid abolitionist and a military wife separated from her husband, Paul, for four years. Determined to reunite her family, Elinore and her young son travel from their home in Ohio to Fort Gibson, the sprawling Army installation near the Arkansas border—the entry point to Indian Territory. Elinore's arrival at the fort brings her husband great pleasure, but it also creates a rift in their marriage that they struggle to overcome. Paul's deeply rooted southern heritage haunts his marriage, testing his commitment to the woman he loves.
The unlikely collision of Tama and Elinore's lives serves as the catalyst to expose a shocking secret that defines their futures and catapults them into a bitter struggle to survive. ISBN: 10:0962401234 ISBN: 13:978-0-9624012-3-7
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