Kachina Rain

About the Book

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Legends of the lost Seven Cities of Gold, fabled to be located somewhere in the “north” country beyond Mexico, lured many hundreds of early Spanish explorers into the enchanting lands they named Nuevo Mexico. One after another, beginning in the early 1500’s, expeditions of various momentum plied their way northward from Mexico in search of rumored cities - even lakes - of dazzling gold and of native peoples resplendent with jewels and riches beyond imagination.

Though many small kingdoms did indeed exist in the Southwest before the Spanish entradas, they consisted of sandstone and limestone pueblos peopled by native Indians who did their best to live in harmony within the magnificent, blazing sunset horizons of their world.

Still, the fantastic legends did not pass away and continued to inspire men of destiny, seekers of gold.

In late 1598, an expedition of fortune hunters once again traveled into the enchanting land of Acoma pueblo, concluding in the death of conquistador, Juan de Zaldivar. In January of 1599, his brother sought to avenge his death. What occurred then led to tragedy and heartbreak, and mystery and intrigue; and they were mixed and unleashed in such a manner that, over 400 years later, the impact is still profound on the People.

A mystical relic was hidden. Said to possess incredible supernatural powers, the Legacy pulls Lee Cirno, a native son, out of aimless lethargy; and archaeologist, Samantha Page, is challenged beyond her wildest fantasies. Rough and majestic, the mysterious Southwest fills every page as the two discover their destinies of searching for the mystical relic.

About the Author

Charmayne Pelt Samuelson has lived in and loved the American Southwest for over twenty-five years. A close relationship with the culture and mysticism of the area, as well as being a student of Eastern philosophy and meditation for thirty years, has generated the prolific flow of ideas in KACHINA RAIN. She and her husband spend time between New Mexico and Arizona.