When Defending The Homeland Means Defending Your Heart. Siberia, 1581. When Umey, a young outcast woman, stumbles on a ravaged village, she uncovers a plot that threatens to devastate her beloved forests and the indigenous peoples who live there. It's furs-soft gold-the invading Cossacks crave, and the greediest of them is Yermak, the man who saved her life and raised her. Armed with fearsome muskets, the Cossacks plunge deep into Siberia. Umey is forced to make a choice: join Alexey, the Cossack soldier she has come to love, or ally herself with the tribal folk who spurned her. She and Alexey are soon caught in an unfolding crucible of destruction where their courage will be tested in a spine-chilling clash of cultures.
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