-More Than Survival, - is book one in -The New Life Series.- The ten Christian novels in this series are written to offer the reader a wholesome entertainment, starting back in a simpler but not easier time. The pioneer's spiritual strength and never quite attitude is refreshing and inspiring. The adventurers followed the trail to a new, raw and wild land intending to conquer challenges they could never have imagined. This is the story of Benjamin Slater, and how he courageously coped with the dangerous and uncivilized frontier. His lessons of self-preservation came at a high cost as he...

Finally after so many years, Ben was able to hold his sister in his arms and know that she intended to stay with him and the family at the ranch. As he handed her the cloth doll that their mother made for her to celebrate her ninth birthday, he wondered if they would ever be able to fill in the missing years in their lives. They both intended to try. It wasn't long before the entire family came to the realization that she had trained herself to excel in all she did. They wondered if she would ever be able to let go of the person that was "Brave Sparrow." Her training as a healer came into use...

Three young adults left camp, each with a goal. The two men sought adventure. The woman was focused on life with her own kind, her family that believed as she did. They went their own ways when they reached the wagon trail. They turned west and followed the trail, she crossed it and rode out in the direction of the Hickory River and the largest oak tree that marked her future. Meanwhile an inexperienced Jesuit Priest entered the territory of the camp. Leading his burdened mules. He chose a location near the small lake that was the water source for the people. There he was determined to stay...