Book 1, The American Patriot Series
As the first blood of the American Revolution is spilled, a beautiful rebel spy and a jaded British officer fight a war of wits and words—and a love that will not be denied.
Eastertide, April 1775. In the blockaded port of Boston, Elizabeth Howard plays a dangerous game. As the infamous courier Oriole, she is hunted by the British for smuggling intelligence and munitions to the Sons of Liberty by night, while by day she flirts with British officers to gain access to information the rebels so desperately need. But she hasn’t counted on the arrival of Jonathan Carleton, an officer in the Seventeenth Light Dragoons. To her dismay, the attraction between them is immediate, powerful—and fought on both sides in a war of wits and words. When Carleton wins the assignment to ferret out Oriole, Elizabeth can no longer deny that he is not only her most dangerous foe, but also the possessor of her heart.
As the first blood is spilled at Lexington and Concord, Carleton fights his own private battle of faith. And headstrong Elizabeth learns the bitter consequences of following her impulsive heart when her dangerous role thrusts her into the carnage of Bunker Hill.
Book 2, The American Patriot Series
Caught between two worlds at war, he could lose everything—his country, his faith, and the woman who holds his heart captive.
Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton has pledged his allegiance to the newly elected commander of the rebel force, General George Washington. But his heart belongs to fiery Elizabeth Howard, who charms British officers by day and by night delivers their secrets to the Sons of Liberty. Their plans to marry are put on hold, however, when Washington orders Carleton to undertake a perilous journey deep into Indian territory, while Elizabeth continues to spy on the British. Within weeks, she learns that far out in the wilderness Carleton has been captured by the Seneca. Despite all attempts to find him, his fate remains shrouded in mystery.
Forced to abandon Boston, British General William Howe prepares to unleash an overwhelming invasion force against Washington’s badly outmatched army at New York City. At the same time reports begin to filter back from the western frontiers that a new Shawnee war chief named White Eagle is leading devastating raids against both British and American outposts in Ohio Territory.
Caught between two worlds at war, he could lose everything—his country, his faith, and the woman who holds his heart captive.
Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton has pledged his allegiance to the newly elected commander of the rebel force, General George Washington. But his heart belongs to fiery Elizabeth Howard, who charms British officers by day and by night delivers their secrets to the Sons of Liberty. Their plans to marry are put on hold, however, when Washington orders Carleton to undertake a perilous journey deep into Indian territory, while Elizabeth continues to spy on the British. Within weeks, she learns that far out in the wilderness Carleton has been captured by the Seneca. Despite all attempts to find him, his fate remains shrouded in mystery.
Forced to abandon Boston, British General William Howe prepares to unleash an overwhelming invasion force against Washington’s badly outmatched army at New York City. At the same time reports begin to filter back from the western frontiers that a new Shawnee war chief named White Eagle is leading devastating raids against both British and American outposts in Ohio Territory.
Wind of the Spirit
Book 3, The American Patriot Series
As the patriot cause
falters, can her love bridge the miles between them—and the savage bonds that
threaten to tear him forever from her arms?
Elizabeth Howard’s assignment to gain crucial intelligence
for General Washington leads her into the very maw of war at the Battle of
Brooklyn Heights, where disaster threatens to end the American rebellion. Yet
Elizabeth’s heart remains fixed on Jonathan Carleton, whose whereabouts remain
unknown more than a year after he disappeared into the wilderness. As British
General Howe progressively pushes the faltering Continental force out of New
York, through New Jersey, and across the Delaware River, and Washington’s
dispirited, starving soldiers melt away before his eyes, Elizabeth learns that
a white warrior is leading Indian raids along the frontier. Convinced that this
warrior must be Carleton, she undertakes the arduous journey deep into Ohio
Territory with Carleton’s friend, Colonel Charles Andrews.
They succeed in tracking White Eagle down only to find, to
Elizabeth’s dismay, that her arrival forces the conflict between the vengeful shaman
Wolfslayer and White Eagle into the open, thus placing him in even greater
danger. It also confronts White Eagle with a wrenching dilemma: to remain with
the Shawnee who have become his kindred—or to return with Elizabeth to white
society and again take up the reins of revolution. Only his love for her can
call him back again, and together they rejoin Washington the day before
Christmas as he prepares to attack the Hessian outpost at Trenton.
Book 4, The American Patriot Series
She rescued him from
the hangman’s noose. Now, in the patriots’ darkest hour, can he save her from
an even more desperate fate?
Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton rejoins General George
Washington’s army to find the patriot cause on the verge of extinction. Against
all odds, in a daring gamble the American force crosses the Delaware River
during a raging nor’easter to attack the Hessian outpost at Trenton. While
Elizabeth Howard anxiously waits for news of the outcome, the American force
wins a stunning victory, then fights the British to a draw at Princeton before
vanishing into the mountain bastions around Morristown.
Returning to New York, Elizabeth is drawn ever deeper into
the dangerous intrigues that swirl around General William Howe—and the
increasingly passionate attentions of Dr. Pieter Vander Groot, who allegiance
now belongs to the rebels. When Carleton is forced to take the doctor prisoner,
Elizabeth and her aunt move to Philadelphia to wait for Howe’s attack on the
city.
With the Americans digging in at Brandywine Creek, Carleton
is betrayed by a trusted aide and comes within a hair’s breadth of being
captured. Washington orders him to the upper Hudson Valley, where a force
commanded by British General John Burgoyne closes in on Saratoga. With decisive
battles looming on all fronts, Elizabeth and Carleton are once again torn from
each other’s arms, and this time they face a crucible of war and trial that
will test their mettle and their love to the very limits.
Book 5, The American Patriot Series
Can he save them both from the Valley of the Shadow?
Following a humiliating defeat at Philadelphia and a rival’s stunning victory at Saratoga, Washington’s army faces yet another bitter winter, this time at Valley Forge. Meanwhile, General Jonathan Carleton races to save Elizabeth Howard from the horrors of the prison ships in the British stronghold at New York, while British General William Howe plots to execute them both.
From heart-pounding battles on the high seas, to the rigors of Valley Forge and the Shawnee’s savagely fought wars to preserve their ancestral lands, Valley of the Shadow continues the thrilling saga of America’s founding in an inspiring story of despair, courage, and triumph.
Forthcoming in the Series
Refiner’s Fire, Book 6
Forge of Freedom, Book 7
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As
on that night so long ago . . . in a world torn by sin and strife . . . to a
family that has suffered heart-wrenching loss . . . there will be born a baby .
. .
In 1967 the Vietnam War is tearing the country apart, slicing through generations and
shattering families. Because of Japanese atrocities he witnessed as a Marine in
the South Pacific during WWII, Frank McRae despises all Asians. Now his son,
Mike, is a grunt in Viet Nam, and his wife, Maggie, is fighting her own battle
against cancer. When Mike falls in love with Thi Nhuong, a young Buddhist
woman, and marries her in spite of his father’s objections, Frank
disowns him. Then, as Christmas approaches, Frank’s world is torn apart, and he turns bitter,
closing his heart to God and to his family.
But what Frank doesn’t know is that on this bleak Christmas
Eve, God has in mind a miracle. As on that holy night so long ago, a baby will
be born and laid in a manger¾a baby who
will bring forgiveness, peace, and healing to a family that has suffered
heart-wrenching loss.