North Star Press: 174 books

In a post-9/11 world, terrorists want Americans to believe that anywhere in the continent can be hit at anytime. The ore docks at Two Harbors, Minnesota, are vulnerable.

Looks, charm, stylish job shooting TV news . . . Doug Pepper’s only goal is his next conquest at the local pick-up bar. It takes tragedy and a cross-country odyssey for Doug to break through a habit of mind—classic self-absorption—and learn to love. The lady in Doug’s life also learns life’s hard lessons in a shared moment of truth that binds the pair together forever.

In December 2009, a lost and bedraggled cat was picked up on a remote, snowy road in Buffalo, Minnesota. Soon thereafter, he was adopted and started a new chapter in his life. Finding Home is based on the true story of this nameless, wandering cat that found his way into the arms of a loving family...

The Remains of Glory, the sequel to Urdahl's Three Paths to Glory, follows two Minnesota Union soldiers and a Confederate officer from Tennessee through the bloody and harrowing final two years of the American Civil War in the western theater. Tod Carter, Clint Cilley, and Jimmy Dunn experience the...

In this fast-paced adventure novel, Thomas Randolph, an historian and Knight Templar, must race across the country to save That-Which-Was-Lost. Joined by the husband of the president of the United States and other select Knights Templar, Thomas must piece together his knowledge of ancient lore and...

It’s shaping up to be a beautiful Christmas season, until someone from Foxy’s past winds up dead. Fearing she’s being stalked by her friend’s killer, Foxy flees to a resort in northern Minnesota. But trouble follows her. Setting aside their holiday plans, Robin, Cate and the rest of the No...

“I read Dean Urdahl’s amazing, haunting book,Retribution. Like Lincoln, it has gotten hold of me in many ways and I can’t let it go.” –Mark Ritchie, Minnesota Secretary of State

During the year 1862, the United States was in turmoil as the Civil War continued. Minnesota would start its own war in August with the Dakota Indians. From the Dakota's loss of lands, encroachments by whites, embezzlement and questionable annuity dealings, the clash of cultures, starvation, drought,...

Aly's strength as a guardian grows as she becomes closer to her band of light elves thanks to the lead elves, Agda and Beck. What becomes a challenge to both sisters is keeping Emily's new powers in control so their parents do not discover them. Thankfully, Emily masters controlling her powers right when Aly and their grandmother discover their villages are in danger.

In August of 1862, the United States was bitterly fighting a dreadful war to rid the country of slavery. At the same time, new states in the Midwest and west struggled with the tensions between settlers and Native Americans. In Minnesota, the Dakota were pushed beyond human endurance. Starving and...

The Tao of Nookomis introduces readers to timeless, layered stories that capture both the simplicity and complexity of Native existence. The stories revolve around its teachings and teachers: ninety-five-year-old Grandma Nooko, Uncle Eddie, Deacon Kingfisher, Ronnie, Donovan Manypenny, Wayne Bishop,...

Attorney Michael Connelly lives in the small lakeside community of Excelsior, Minnesota. Mike is perfectly content with his mundane life until he attends a nighttime street dance for his high school reunion, where he chances to meet his old high school sweetheart. She is married, and he is not, and the magic between them remains alive

Minnesota baby-boomer Meggie Moore sets off on another housesitting adventure to a hobby farm in the country. But her dream job turns into a nightmare when she discovers the farm to be haunted.

The No Ordinary Women are back! Robin Bentley and Cate Running Wolf have been through a lot together. Not that long ago, they risked their lives to solve a murder. You’d think they’d learn. But when ninety-six-year-old Era Dudley, a spry, compact woman with mauve hair, charges toward Robin, points...