In this fast-paced tale of mystery and crackling suspense, a wounded U.S. Marine Afghan vet returns to his family’s Arizona ranch and finds the past has somehow invaded the present.  Nick Diaz encounters a knife-wielding, oddly dressed young woman at a remote spring. Threatened by smugglers, puzzled by local changes, reliant on prosthetics, Nick untangles multiplying mysteries, and forms an uneasy bond with the trespassing woman in order to stay alive.   

 

Meanwhile, a group of children, ages 4 to 17, descendants of "renegade" Chiricahua Apaches believed gone since the 1930's, journey north from the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico searching for people of their own blood. Trained to remain “invisible” to survive, their goal is challenged by law enforcement, drug runners, and vigilantes on both sides of the border. Did the Apache Wars actually end when Geronimo surrendered in 1886? Can the children find their way to safety? 

 

Work in Progress:

Last of the Blue Mountain People - Sequel to Return of the Blue Mountain People, follows the Blue Mountain band of Chiricahua Apache children into the challenges of modern life.

 

Last of Her Kind - Prequel to Return of the Blue Mountain People, based on the true, incredible life of a Bronco Apache child born in Mexico, raised in California, died in Europe in the1970's.

 

Cloudwoman -  Historical fiction interprets the life and times of Mojave Indian captive Olive Oatman and reveals her life struggles before and after captivity. 

  

Tales of the Glittering World -  A novel that explores the philosophical/physical border where Navajo culture meets mainstream, using cultural interpretations of Native American behaviors and mainstream justice in 1960’s America.

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Publications:
Galvin, Lynn.  “Cloudwoman:  The Life of Olive Oatman, an Old California Indian Captive.”  The Californians 13, no. 2 (1996); 10-19.

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Various articles written for on-line resources at ABC-CLIO, with subjects including cultural/historical details of Haiti, South Africa, Japan, and other World Geography topics such as history and survival of Eurozone economics, lost languages and endangered cultures.