"A thrill-packed historical romance of the American Frontier" The Montgomery Advertiser

It's 1779. Rifleman and woodsman Adam Frane, wintering alone in the forests of Kentucky, rescues a white girl from the Cherokees who kidnapped her as a child. At first the savage and wild Nita fights him, in every way she can, but over time, she decides that she doesn't want to escape... that she wants him. But so does Cynthia Wyeth, a lovely widow, who is waiting for Adam back in Virginia, and she's skilled at getting what she wants. The two women must battle for the man they love in an in a violent, untamed land.

"Van Every is among the best historical novel writers of our day and this is his best yet." Lewiston Sun-Journal

"A grand adventure-romance, told with the bawdiness and candor of the frontier." Alabama Journal

"The author's knowledge of the people, background of the period, and great creative power bring history to life through the authentic excitement." The Chester News

"Van Every is among the best historical novel writers of our day and this is his best yet." Lewiston Sun-Journal

"An engrossing tale." Franklin Evening Star

"Plenty of tense excitement." Johnson City Press

"A gripping tale of romance." Nashville Banner

"Vividly detailed...it is a heroic and many-sided story." Chicago Tribune

"Rough, tough, and highly adventurous, a real spellbinding job by a man who knows what a red-blooded reader likes in their fiction. A first rate key to our turbulent past. Unreservedly recommended." Hoof and Horns Magazine

Dale Van Every (1896-1976) was a novelist and screenwriter who was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1937 adaptation of Captains Courageous. He later became a Universal Pictures executive and producer.