Muriel (Ava) Linder lives with her family in Elmira, Oregon. She spent many years studying Native American history, especially that related to the Cheyenne tribe, before writing "The White Man's Brother." After writing it and an unpublished sequel called "The Rainbow Chasers," the manuscripts were laid aside while she concentrated on developing a sewing and alterations business. She finally brought both books out of the closet and worked on them some more. "I had written numerous magazine articles and newspaper items up until that time, but working with fiction was a whole new ballgame. I love...