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The fifth volume in Win Blevins' epic Rendezvous series, A Long and Winding Road finds Sam Morgan picking up the pieces of his life a decade after he first left his home in Pennsylvania looking for adventure. When his lover, the widow Paloma Luna-who is dying of cancer-sets off to pray at the shrine of the Virgin de Guadalupe, Sam finds himself a mission of his own. Two Mexican girls have been abducted by Navajo Indians, and Sam heads off into the New Mexico wilderness to rescue them.

“Loaded with action, drama, and colorful historical characters, this is a whopper of a yarn.” – Publisher’s Weekly. ~ A LONG AND WINDING ROAD, the fifth book in The Rendezvous Series, begins as Sam and his trapper friends are whooping it up at a Mexican double wedding in Santa Fe. Sam has made a name for himself as a mountain man and become friends with such historical notables as Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, and Tom Fitzpatrick. Shortly after the ceremony, the two brides are kidnapped by Navajo raiders. Sam is enraged—the women are his adopted daughters. Accompanied by his hot-headed son, Tomás, and trapper Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the chase begins.The rescue mission is hampered, threatened, and deceived by a corrupt Mexican governor, manipulative Indian chiefs, devious white men and murderous raiders. The search for the captive girls takes him deep into Navajo, Ute, and Blackfeet Indian territory, to Bent’s Fort in Colorado, and near death at the hands of a companion. By the time Sam catches up with the two captive girls, he is faced with a surprise involving the missing girls and a trapper called Pegleg Smith.“Blevins is a master of mountain man lore, and he certainly knows the beaver and buffalo hide business, as well as the politics of the region and era. Loaded with action, drama, vivid descriptions and colorful historical characters, this is a whopper of a western yarn.” – Publisher’s Weekly“Blevins has re-created that long-ago world where the improbable was commonplace, and where courage and audacity made anything possible.” – Lucia St. Clair Robson, author of Ghost Warrior."The glory years of frontier life, fresh and rich." –Kirkus Reviews"Win Blevins has long since won his place among the West's very best."—Tony Hillerman"Blevins possesses a rare skill in masterfully telling a story-to-paper. He is a true storyteller in the tradition of Native people."—Lee Francis, Associate Professor of Native American Studies, University of New Mexico"One of the finest novels to come out of the American West in a long time...an amazing book, grandly conceived, beautifully written."—Dallas Morning News on STONE SONG

“Loaded with action, drama, and colorful historical characters, this is a whopper of a yarn.” – Publisher’s WeeklyA LONG AND WINDING ROAD, the fifth book in The Rendezvous Series, begins as Sam and his trapper friends are whooping it up at a Mexican double wedding in Santa Fe. Since leaving Pennsylvania, Sam has made a name for himself and become friends with such historical notables as Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, and Tom Fitzpatrick. Shortly after the ceremony, the two brides are kidnapped by Navajo raiders. Sam is enraged—the women are his adopted daughters. Accompanied by his hot-headed son, Tomás, and trapper Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the hunt begins. Although Sam sets out in hot pursuit, his heart is heavy. His vibrant lover is dying of cancer. She insists that she travel alone to the shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and he must accept her decision.The rescue mission is hampered, threatened, and deceived by a corrupt Mexican governor, manipulative Indian chiefs, devious white men and murderous raiders. The search for the captive girls takes him deep into Navajo, Ute, and Blackfeet Indian territory, to Bent’s Fort in Colorado, and near death at the hands of a companion.By the time Sam catches up with the two captive girls, he is faced with a surprise involving the missing girls and a trapper called Pegleg Smith.“Blevins is a master of mountain man lore, and he certainly knows the beaver and buffalo hide business, as well as the politics of the region and era. Loaded with action, drama, vivid descriptions and colorful historical characters, this is a whopper of a western yarn.” – Publisher’s Weekly“Blevins has re-created that long-ago world where the improbable was commonplace, and where courage and audacity made anything possible.” – Lucia St. Clair Robson, author of Ghost Warrior."The glory years of frontier life, fresh and rich." –Kirkus Reviews"Win Blevins has long since won his place among the West's very best."—Tony Hillerman"Blevins possesses a rare skill in masterfully telling a story-to-paper. He is a true storyteller in the tradition of Native people."—Lee Francis, Associate Professor of Native American Studies, University of New Mexico"One of the finest novels to come out of the American West in a long time...an amazing book, grandly conceived, beautifully written."—Dallas Morning News on STONE SONG

A decade has passed since Sam Morgan of Pennsylvania ran away from disappointments at home and joined the rough-and-tumble life of a mountain man in the Far West. In those ten years, Sam has made his mark as a trapper, fighter, and survivor. Sam has also endured tragedy: An explorative venture into California, five years past, ended when his Crow Indian wife, Meadowlark, died in childbirth. And now his lover, the widow Paloma Luna, owner of a wealthy rancho in Taos, is dying of cancer and setting out for Mexico City to pray at the shrine of the Virgin de Guadalupe. Distraught, Sam finds a mission for himself when he determines to find and rescue two Mexican girls, Lupe and Rosalita, who have been kidnapped from their village by Navajo raiders and spirited off into the New Mexico wilderness. The search for the captive girls takes him deep into Navajo, Ute, and Blackfeet Indian territory, to Bent's Fort in Colorado, near death at the hands of a companion, and finally to a surprise at the end of the trail involving the missing girls and a trapper called Pegleg Smith.

A decade has passed since Sam Morgan of Pennsylvania ran away from disappointments at home and joined the rough-and-tumble life of a mountain man in the Far West. In those ten years, Sam has made his mark as a trapper, fighter, and survivor. Sam has also endured tragedy: An explorative venture into California, five years past, ended when his Crow Indian wife, Meadowlark, died in childbirth. And now his lover, the widow Paloma Luna, owner of a wealthy rancho in Taos, is dying of cancer and setting out for Mexico City to pray at the shrine of the Virgin de Guadalupe. Distraught, Sam finds a mission for himself when he determines to find and rescue two Mexican girls, Lupe and Rosalita, who have been kidnapped from their village by Navajo raiders and spirited off into the New Mexico wilderness. The search for the captive girls takes him deep into Navajo, Ute, and Blackfeet Indian territory, to Bent’s Fort in Colorado, near death at the hands of a companion, and finally to a surprise at the end of the trail involving the missing girls and a trapper called Pegleg Smith.

A decade has passed since Sam Morgan of Pennsylvania ran away from disappointments at home and joined the rough-and-tumble life of a mountain man in the Far West. In those ten years, Sam has made his mark as a trapper, fighter, and survivor. Sam has also endured tragedy: An explorative venture into California, five years past, ended when his Crow Indian wife, Meadowlark, died in childbirth. And now his lover, the widow Paloma Luna, owner of a wealthy rancho in Taos, is dying of cancer and setting out for Mexico City to pray at the shrine of the Virgin de Guadalupe. Distraught, Sam finds a mission for himself when he determines to find and rescue two Mexican girls, Lupe and Rosalita, who have been kidnapped from their village by Navajo raiders and spirited off into the New Mexico wilderness. The search for the captive girls takes him deep into Navajo, Ute, and Blackfeet Indian territory, to Bent's Fort in Colorado, near death at the hands of a companion, and finally to a surprise at the end of the trail involving the missing girls and a trapper called Pegleg Smith.