Tuscarora Series by Chey Wells

Keme was second warrior for the Tuscarora Tribe in North Carolina. His father told him that he would be expected to pick a maiden that night and marry her. He said that the tribe was getting too small, so they all had to marry and produce a child. Keme did not want a wife. He was twenty, but he was not ready to get married. He was a warrior, and he wanted to concentrate on that for at least another year. He tried to think of a way to get out of it... moreKeme was second warrior for the Tuscarora Tribe in North Carolina. His father told him that he would be expected to pick a maiden that night and marry her. He said that the tribe was getting too small, so they all had to marry and produce a child. Keme did not want a wife. He was twenty, but he was not ready to get married. He was a warrior, and he wanted to concentrate on that for at least another year. He tried to think of a way to get out of it. He and his best friend Fish went to the river to take a bath and heard a couple of maidens talking around the bend from where they were. One of the maidens was hoping either Keme or Fish would choose her to marry. Keme came up with a plan if the girl, Chenoa, would only agree.” Chenoa was upset that her father she had to marry a warrior. He told her to go to the river and take a bath and put on her prettiest dress and present herself to the warriors that night and see if one would pick her to marry. Chenoa and her best friend were at the river taking a bath and when they got out and started back to the village Fish came and walked with Rozen back to their lodge. Keme walked up beside her and asked who she was. She said she was Chenoa. Keme said I heard you did not want a husband and I do not want a wife so I will pick you and then we will spend time together and then tell our fathers that we do not like each other and then the wedding will be canceled, and we do not have to worry about it. Chenoa nodded and agreed to go along with his plan. Does the plan work as they want it to or does Keme’s plan go awry? Read and find out. less

Chogan has been courting his maiden for two weeks and that is two weeks too many. He is ready to marry her now. He rides to the Iroquois village and tells Chief Knoton his intentions to marry Catori as soon as possible. He goes to Catori’s lodge to tell her he is ready to marry her and must deal with her stubborn father. He finally sets him straight on how things will be for the wedding... moreChogan has been courting his maiden for two weeks and that is two weeks too many. He is ready to marry her now. He rides to the Iroquois village and tells Chief Knoton his intentions to marry Catori as soon as possible. He goes to Catori’s lodge to tell her he is ready to marry her and must deal with her stubborn father. He finally sets him straight on how things will be for the wedding. Not long after the wedding they take in a five-year-old boy from the village that Chogan came from and he was orphaned in the raid to capture the chief. He is very smart and very capable with the knives and the bow. He gets into trouble a few times but Chogan is always there to save him. But can Chogan save his wife when she is kidnapped? Who would dare to kidnap Catori? less

Spirit was a warrior in the Iroquois village. He was supposed to marry, but the girl decided she wanted his friend instead of him. When Shaman Otetiani came to speak with him about joining with a young widow with a son a year old and was with child again by her late husband, he thought it was a good deal. He met Nadie and fell for her right then. He gathered his clothes and headed back with the Shaman and his wife and Nadie. He held the boy and thought he would make a good father... moreSpirit was a warrior in the Iroquois village. He was supposed to marry, but the girl decided she wanted his friend instead of him. When Shaman Otetiani came to speak with him about joining with a young widow with a son a year old and was with child again by her late husband, he thought it was a good deal. He met Nadie and fell for her right then. He gathered his clothes and headed back with the Shaman and his wife and Nadie. He held the boy and thought he would make a good father. Nadie was only nineteen, but she was a widow from the attack on the southern village of the Tuscarora by the northern village of the Tuscarora. She lost her whole family that day except her son. She found him in the Tuscarora village in New York, but she needed to find a husband to help her take care of her children. When they took Spirit to the Tuscarora village, everything seemed to be against them. Were they ever going to get married? Nadie did not think so. Spirit is losing his temper with Nadie to the hug and kiss he got from Catori his cousin to the ex-girlfriend showing up on the wedding day it was all too much for Nadie. Do they ever get things together and get married or is it doomed from the beginning? less