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Shrouded in a world of intrepid agents and fatal assassins, a fearless operative dares to escape his allegiance to the cause.

When his renown rises after successfully orchestrating a string of daring train raids, Confederate scout Drouet Broussard is inducted into a covert league loyal to a lethal cause – the Knights of the Golden Circle. With war raging, Broussard’s assignments become successively bolder and involve him in the ultimate mission: a presidential assassination.

Set in the shadowy streets of Louisiana at the onset of the Civil War, Ghost Knights of New Orleans follows Broussard through his action-packed exploits for the KGC – including robbing a U.S. mint and liaising with Cuban-born double agent Janeta Velazquez. But as dubious motives surface and the league begins to unravel, will Broussard be able to engineer an escape from the deadly secret society?

To find out, get your copy of David Althouse’s ‘Ghost Knights of New Orleans’ now.

http://mybook.to/ghostknights

Hawk Eyes is now alive and in print, and here is where you can get it:

http://www.amazon.com/Hawk-Eyes-David-Althouse/dp/146626487X/

Here is a monument to the famous frontiersman, Jesse Chisholm, that sits near the site of one of his trading posts on the North Canadian River in present-day west Oklahoma City. To the west of the monument is the North Canadian River. To the north is Lake Overholser, which didn't exist in Chisholm's day. To the south is Northwest 10th street, a busy metropolitan thoroughfare. Just immediately to the east of the monument sits a storage facility and, still further east, people, businesses, and homes. It is on this spot that Hawk Eyes is reunited with Little Doe, a Cherokee Princess, and the great love of his life.

Folks can still travel up and down the Old Chisholm Trail, more or less, but the old cattle route doesn't look like it use to.

http://distinctlyoklahoma.com/travel/the-chisholm-trail/

Here's a story about going big or not going at all -- Oklahoma's own 101 Ranch and 101 Ranch Real Wild Show.

http://distinctlyoklahoma.com/features/going-big-101/

I want to say "thank you" to the immensely talented designer Laura Shinn for her brilliant creation that is the cover for my upcoming western novel, Hawk Eyes. Laura's stunning work is not just an attention getter –it also captures the essence of Hawk Eye's account. Her work adds color to his narrative, while also helping to take the reader back to those early days on the Western frontier. Hawk Eyes will be available in just a couple of weeks. I hope all of you saddle up with him for an enjoyable ride!

Gordon Yellowman of El Reno, Oklahoma is an amazing fellow. When he's not teaching art at the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribal College at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, he's teaching the Cheyenne language to young people or painting another stunning piece of Cheyenne ledger art. Here's my story about him in the August issue of Distinctly Oklahoma Magazine.   

http://distinctlyoklahoma.com/the-arts/gordon-yellowman/

Just started this blog. I'm just as interested as anyone as to how this will work!