When motorcycling in the desert along the Colorado River, Nat Williams crashes into an unknown reality where nothing is familiar. Mojave hunters he stumbles across appear to be from another era. At first, they regard the stranger with suspicion, but their curiosity soon overcomes caution and they invite him to their village. During his stay, Nat glimpses two Anglo sisters in native dress, one exhibiting tribal tattoos. He hears their traumatic story, and pledges to keep their secret from those who would further upend their lives. Then he meets Tapique, a mysterious Mojave woman who stalks his thoughts, captures his imagination, and ultimately helps him navigate this perilous new path he has been thrust upon.

This is the new Historical Fantasy Adventure based on real events in the mid-nineteenth century, by the Author of the Red Mist Girl series.

There are currently 4 volumes in the Red Mist Girl series–Dell’s Rage, Dell’s Luck, Dell’s Dilemma, and Dell’s Leap. A 5th novel in the series will debut later this year.

Dell, who survived a childhood on the mean streets of Chicago, who ran to the Northern Prairie seeking a new life, is now again engaged in cleaning up the neighborhood! As a child, she fought for every scrap, and is now using those hard-won skills to keep safe those who have helped her along the way. What she hasn’t learned yet are a set of social skills allowing a more nuanced interaction with adults that doesn’t require physical confrontation…She’s getting there.

The Red Mist Girl series — fiction by author ML Biddison.

You can read an unpublished Dell ‘Origin’ story simply by requesting it. Click on the Menu Bar above and select “Contact”. The story, titled “Her Education” takes place in Dell’s formative years on the streets of Chicago. Let me know if you enjoyed the story, and I’ll send another!

—ML Biddison