Two resilient souls. One brutal war. A chance encounter that defies the frontier's bloody divide. In 1753, reeling from personal tragedy, Paul leaves Montreal to live as a coureur de bois, paddling alone toward Fort de Chartres on the edge of New France's untamed western wilderness. Three years later, Alice's attempt at a new beginning in Virginia's Jackson River settlement is shattered when a Shawnee-Lenape war party abducts her and carries her to the village of Shannoah on the Ohio River. As European empires and Native nations battle for control of North America, Paul and Alice―born worlds apart―must cross cultural chasms, survive nature's and humanity's cruelties, and risk everything for a bond that refuses to be broken. Inspired by a true story, this sweeping tale of courage, resilience, honor, and love echoes across generations.
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