Six Lines on Sunday 1-29-12

From Chapter 12 of "Calico" Book #1 - Children of the Shawnee series.
The animosity between Little Owl and Calico grew stronger with each new season. The next day, Pierre had presented Calico to the men with pride. He proclaimed Calico a worthy hunter. Little Owl had ridiculed her in front of the men. He had placed a wager with Calico. Little Owl's deep voice echoed in her mind, "The white daughter desires to walk the path of a sawano man. She, the giver of life, cannot kill. Snow Vision Seeker Buffalo Woman has twelve years. Soon the blood flows from between her legs. If her magic flows around us, she steals our ability to kill. No woman hunts. What animal honors her? Let her hunt only once. If she kills, I skin her animal, like a woman would. Should she fail, she skins my kills. The white girl must learn sawano respect!" The men had agreed.

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Reviews:
I enjoyed this book and was surprised at the depth of the characters and the complexity of the plot. The mixture of history and spirituality made for several unexpected developments in the story the kept me guessing. I liked the development of the characters and how they grew up over time. A good story and worth your time to read. - Dare, Goodreads

A love story stemming out of apparent hate is well developed, and the use of paranormal somehow makes the plot believable. I liked this book. I look forward to reading the story of Rose, Calico's sister. - Alex, Amazon

I am a very avid reader and have been so glad to find this totally spell binding book. This is the first book that I have even taken the time to leave a review on and but this book is worth the time. Full of history, great charaters and emotion! I am cant wait for the next one to come out!! PLEASE Mrs. Bruning hurry and cast your spell on me again.  -Sarita, Amazon

Native American echoes loudly in this book.
This book is well, thought out well-crafted Simplistic. yet dramatic!
I was drawn into it right away, which is what I look for first when starting a new book. I was very drawn to the girl in this story. An absolute must read. - Shani, Goodreads
Allison did a great job keeping me interested. It was a wonderful read even without the demons, witches, werewolves and vampires that I normally read. Calico and Little Owl's lives were brought to life in front of me. I truly have been converted to this genre. Thank you for sharing this story!!! -Lisa, Amazon