Lumbee Stories

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Set in the small city of Scuffletown North Carolina, after 5 years of dating Gwynn has yet to get Clay to commit, will Gwynn finally give herself to him to prove her love? How do you move forward in a relationship when the other person is content with things staying the same? Even with the strongest love, how do you know when you are in a rut or to call it quits? What Gwynn and Clay discover in the end could have saved them All This Time.

Part black. Part Irish. Part Lumbee Indian. Wholly determined to protect her family. Naomi Jackson made a mistake. Born in the tumultuous years following the American Revolution, she embraced change, excitement, and adventure. So when the Devil Bill Williams swaggered into town, she launched into his arms, determined that her love for him could overcome all obstacles. It couldn't. Now she has two young children, a life of misery, and a hopeless, desperate desire to escape. Then David Oxendine arrives for a Christmas visit - and things will never be the same. * * * Across the River - an 1800s Black / Native American Novella is the first in a series of novellas about Naomi Jackson's heartfelt, challenging life. These stories are based loosely on author Lisa Shea's real-life ancestor, Naomi Jackson, who was born in 1784 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Naomi's father had been taken from Northern Ireland as a child, while her mother was mixed-blood black, Lumbee, and Irish. Each novella has a cliff-hanger ending, much like Naomi's life. All author's proceeds from the Naomi Jackson series benefits local battered women's shelters. An important note for readers of my various series. Normally my content is quite "clean" with little to no swearing, violence, or physical intimacy. With this being based on the immense hardships my ancestor struggled through, I wanted to be authentic to the issues she rose above. This book therefore includes period-appropriate harsh language as well as several scenes of conflict. I gave a great deal of thought to including these and feel they are necessary to fully convey the trials she overcame. I apologize to those who feel uncomfortable reading that style of material. Please feel free to contact me at my website if you have any questions or comments - I thrive on your feedback.

Desperate for understanding, Wynema looks to Bear for comfort, but his actions and accusations are damaging in a way that may change their lives forever. During a series of eye-opening events Wynema begins to realize, There Must Be More.

Ten years after her family avoided imminent imprisonment by sneaking aboard an airship headed for Wyoming, Nova Radcliffe is once again on the brink of losing everything. But things are about to get worse. An outlaw has entered Little River to escape persecution from the powerfully corrupt. Jese Calhoun searches for the only man who can help him, but finds the drunk inventor long deceased, leaving his headstrong, mixed race daughter, Nova, in charge of their idyllic property. Jese soon has her where he wants her... However, he hasn't taken into consideration his wife's stubborn streak. They must learn to trust each other, or find themselves hanging from the noose. ***

Wade is a short story of a Native American Lumbee youth from rural southeastern North Carolina. He sees people who should not be there, standing like statues staring at him, waiting. Until one day everything changes. This is the story of that day. Cover photo is of the Lumber River Basin taken by me April Teesdale