Black Powder, Gray Hope Book III: New Americans

Kelsey and Patrick worked together through trial and tribulation. Kelsey O'Welin survived six weeks as a hostage during the Dakota War. Patrick Harant, injured twice, refused to abandon his friends in the Minnesota Fifth Regiment. They lost friends during the war. At war's end, they helped load the Sultana with weak and debilitated Union soldiers. They felt the loss of their president and the loss of 1700 brave men when the Sultana exploded.

Side by side, they will face blizzards and battles with locusts while they begin to build a family. Over the years, Patrick and Kelsey will be challenged by land speculators, a bigoted neighbor, and the mysterious disappearance of Mark's daughter, Eva. Patrick and Kelsey become patient but strong parents to their ever-expanding family. When a blizzard arrives, Patrick thinks he is prepared to deal with the mind-numbing cold. He walks north to search for their old bull ''Gen Thomas'' and is caught by a voracious blizzard. His family will stand strong; his grandsons will make their mark on the proud history of our United States.