Wolf Catcher: A compelling work of historical fiction

โ€œ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, โ€œ๐–๐จ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซโ€ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ, ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งโ€ฆโ€ โ€“ ๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ

Release Date: August 7, 2025

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Historical Fiction

The past and present collide when a tenacious reporter seeks information on an eleventh century magician…and uncovers more than she bargained for.

In 1939, archaeologists uncovered a 900-year-old tomb at the Northern Arizona site called Ridge Ruin. The man, bedecked in fine turquoise jewelry and intricate bead work, was surrounded by hundreds of extraordinary funerary objects, including wooden swords with handles carved into animal hooves and human hands. The Hopi workers stepped back from the grave, knowing what the Moochiwimi sticks meant. This man was a magician.

Sixty-five years later, investigative reporter Kate Butler discovers evidence that The Magician looked notably different from those who buried him. Her quest to discover The Magicianโ€™s origin carries her back to a time when the high desert world was shattered by the birth of a volcano and into the present-day dangers of archaeological looting where black market sales of antiquities can lead to murder.

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Praise for Wolf Catcher

“The authorโ€™s ability to interweave the past and the present was masterful. The characters were complex and interesting, especially with the underlying theme of rethinking the history of worldly human migration. I saw myself in the book, through both Kate and Kaya, through the accurate representation of the balance women face between their passions, society and partnership. Without giving away the ending, the emotions I experienced in the last chapters were ones rarely felt when finishing other books. A real page turner and I am wondering when the movie is going to be made!” – Alicia Williams Goodreads

โ€œThe story is very well-paced, reaching a page-turning, action-packed climax to the end. This story has all the elements of a great suspense drama centered around a historical mystery.” – Heidi Slowinski heidislowinski.com

โ€œI was deeply and thoroughly embroiled in this imaginative novelโ€ฆ (that) melds seamlessly much of fact with fiction. Totally recommended! โ€œ – V. Williams Vine Voice

“What a journey! What a story! A truly epic tale that grabs you by a throat and moves your soul. Highly recommend for the readers of all age groups.” – Marina Sardarova Author

โ€œBoy, didnโ€™t this one grip me quickly and keep me glued to the pages! Loved the cliff-hanging chapter endings. Well researched, well-plotted and pacedโ€ฆTrust me, youโ€™ll love it. Totally recommended and out now!โ€ – Rosepoint Publishing

โ€œOnce again the author has created a beautiful story with a powerful message. She took a piece of history and brought it to life. I just canโ€™t say enough good things about Wolf Catcher.โ€ – Megan Salcido Wildwood Reads

“Blending archaeology and Native American mythology, โ€œWolf Catcherโ€ by novelist Anne Montgomery is an original, exceptionally well written, and compelling work of historical fiction…” – Midwest Book Review


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“๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐€๐’๐“๐‹๐„ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐-๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐›๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐›. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ …๐ˆ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ!” ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐š ๐‚. ๐€๐ฆ๐š๐ณ๐จ๐ง

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Release Date: December 18, 2025

Suspense/Thriller

Ancient ruins. Haunted memories. A ruthless predator. Can Maggie survive the ghosts of her past – and the monster hiding in plain sight?

When she returns to her job as a National Park Ranger at “The Castle”โ€”an ancient Native American pueblo carved into an Arizona cliffโ€”Maggie hopes the comfort of familiar ground will help her heal. Battling trauma and the grief of unimaginable loss, Maggieโ€™s days are carefully measured, her life held together by the thinnest of threads.

But strange things are happening at the park. A mysterious child appears and vanishes without a trace. And a predator watches her every move, planning his attack.

With the help of friends, fellow survivors, and the land itself, Maggie begins to reclaim her strength. But the danger is closer than she knows, and soon Maggie will have to face a deadly threat… and her deepest fears.

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Praise for The Castle

โ€œA deftly written and riveting read from cover to cover, โ€œThe Castleโ€ effectively showcases author Anne Montgomeryโ€™s genuine mastery of the Romantic Suspense genre.โ€ โ€“ Midwest Book Review

โ€œA slow burn thriller, mixed in with a touch of mystical realismโ€ฆA true five-star experience!โ€ โ€“ Sara Steven Chick Lit Central

โ€œA beautifully considered, sumptuous novel from a skilled storyteller.โ€ โ€“ SaraRose Auburn Writing & Reviews

โ€œThis is a novel about good rage, about channeling the injustices of the world around us and fighting to do some good with both words and deeds. Lucky for readers, it was penned by a maestra like Anne Montgomery, so that we got a tense, powerful novel in the bargain too.โ€ โ€“ Jennifer deBie-Rosie Amber Book Reviews

โ€œMs. Montgomery manipulates uncomfortable subjects and dark suspense into a gripping tale with hints of romance and humor carefully guiding readers on an informative journey of survival and self-discovery.โ€œ Tonya Mathenia InDโ€™tale Magazine

โ€œSoul-stirring. A brilliant bookโ€ฆTruly a masterpiece.โ€ โ€“ Anu Menon Thought is Free Book Blog

โ€œI was gripped from start to end.โ€ โ€“ Katherine Hayward Pรฉrez Just Katherine Blog

โ€œMs. Montgomery has an almost magical talent to draw the reader into the worlds she creates through her words. Her characters are interesting, vulnerable and strong. While describing the locations in which her books are set, she weaves history with vivid images, immersing the reader in a hard-to-put-down story full of history, beauty and mystery.โ€ โ€“ Margaret Millmore Author

 

A complex story about human nature

“๐—œ๐—ป ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ด๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ…๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜-๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—œ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.” ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ต ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ผ๐—ป

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Release Date: 2018

Mystery/Suspense

A Light in the Desert traces the story of a lonely pregnant teenager, a Vietnam veteran and former Special Forces sniper who, as he descends into the throes of mental illness, latches onto the girl, and a group of Pentecostal zealots โ€“ the Children of Light โ€“ who have been waiting over thirty years in the Arizona desert for Armageddon. The Amtrak Sunset Limited, a passenger train en route to Los Angeles, is derailed in their midstโ€™s, a deadly act of sabotage. Their lives are thrown into turmoil when local and state police, FBI investigators, and a horde of reporters make camp by the twisted wreckage of the Sunset Limited. As the search for the saboteurs continues, the authorities find more questions than answers. The girl mysteriously vanishes, the assassin struggles to maintain his sanity, and a child is about to be born in the wilderness.

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Praise for A Light in the Desert

“Clever, compelling, readable and realistic. Ms. Montgomery wove the most compelling cast of characters into a fictionalized account of what might have happened. I was fascinated. No one knows the truth, but this author took a leap that resulted in one of my favorite recent books.” – Vine Voice

“This is a very emotional tale that explores a variety of social issues ranging from mental illness to child abuse. It is very well done, well developed characters and scenery as well as a fast moving plot.” – Margaret Millmore Author

An engaging and thought-provoking read.” – Lynda Dickson Books Direct

“This is an engaging book with a story that builds slowly, answering some questions along the way, and ending in a denouement full of tension and drama. A very good read.” – Stuart Aken Author

“A Light in the Desert is a great read. If youโ€™re looking for a great story about human nature, pick A Light in the Desert up today.” – Rabid Readers Reviews