This book will take adventure readers back in time to the 1700's Appalachian lifestyle. The characters are bold and true as they battle the elements of frontier life and political intrigue. Set in time just prior to the American Revolution, it well-demonstrates the classic woodsmans skills of survival, hunting, woodcraft, and wilderness medicine. The reader will enjoy the timeless love story of this young pioneer couple and be thrilled by the edge of your seat descriptions of life and death struggles between heros and antagonists. This story contains many twists and turns in the plot and is filled with mysteries and surprises. Nothing is truly as it seems. This is the first book in the series and will set the groundwork for many exciting future reads.