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It's the height of the fur trade in Canada, and Abigail Williams leaves her home in England and travels deep within the rugged wilderness to escape her scandalous past. With her young son in tow, Abby imagines a life on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, in the rugged but beautiful Fort Edmonton, where she can mend horseshoes in her father’s blacksmith shop and her past will not be a hindrance to her happiness.

“The most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today.” —Wall Street Journal “Readers who haven’t discovered Bernard Cornwell don’t know what they are missing.” —New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn From the New York Times bestselling author of...

The Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube, centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming but also knows that enemies may be closer to home. Many of the Brigantes under his command are former rebels and convicts, as likely to kill him as obey an order. And then there is Hadrian, the emperor's cousin, and a man with plans of his own.

Louisa Bell never wanted to be a dance-hall singer, but dire circumstances force her hand. Major Daniel Adams has his hands full at Fort Reno. He can barely control his rowdy troops, much less his two adolescent daughters. If Daniel doesn't find someone respectable to guide his children, his mother-in-law insists she'll take them. When Louisa arrives with some reading materials, she's mistaken for the governess who never appeared.

A stolen shipment of military hardware. A Russian mercenary group operating on American soil. Compromised nuclear launch codes. But whose finger is on the trigger? Kade's got little time to piece together the mystery inherited from his former Russian asset. But as he recuperates from his injuries, he soon discovers he's the one who has been assigned a handler.

They were innocent men, slaughtered in the Rockies. A party of land surveyors who met their grisly fate at the hands of the Crow Indians—or so it seems. Some folks think the story is a lie. And now it’s up to U.S. Army Lieutenant Ron Stanton to figure out what really happened up there in those desolate, blood-soaked mountains. As his guides, Preacher and Jamie MacCallister agree to retrace the footsteps of the doomed party—come hell or high water—but first they’ll have to pass through a particularly nasty piece of purgatory known as Fort Buzzard.

Discover the fascinating history of Fort Concho, a pivotal U.S. Army post in central Texas that operated from 1867 to 1889. Engaged in the Indian Wars, particularly against the Comanches, Fort Concho played a crucial role in safeguarding frontier settlers, stagecoaches, wagon trains, U.S. mail, and vital trade routes. This captivating narrative, drawn from a 1957 publication by the museum at the forts site, delves into the rich tapestry of its activities and the lives it impacted. - Summary by David Wales

Kade's search for justice meets the storm of the century. Snowed in at a campground in the isolated community of Three Rivers, he's no longer a wanted man just another trapped tourist. He does his best to help. Tries to fit in. Even finds a welcome place to rest his head. But he's not the only stranger in town. Along the dangerous road known as Mineral King lies a fortress-like hacienda. A recent purchase by a man tied inextricably to Kade's past. A ruthless cartel warlord who's got a plan to take over the unincorporated town and turn it into his personal fiefdom.

Love begets madness. Viscount Locksley watched it happen to his father after his cherished wife’s death. But when his sire arranges to marry flame-haired fortune hunter Portia Gadstone, Locke is compelled to take drastic measures to stop the stunning beauty from taking advantage of the...

"Fer el cor fort" és una expressió que les dones han sentit i han fet servir des de fa moltes generacions. L’han rebut com una consigna i, de manera explícita o no, l’han transmès a les filles. "Fer el cor fort" és el que s’espera d’una dona, una actitud davant de la vida que barreja resignació i valentia. Aquesta novel·la arrenca als anys cinquanta, amb una jove Teresa que es queda embarassada sense voler-ho i decideix ser mare soltera. L’anirem seguint mentre crea una família i acaba sent un referent per a les generacions posteriors. És la història d’una dona que ja no pot més.

Escocia, principios del siglo XVIII. Daviana, hija del laird Williams McEwen, es de apariencia recatada y muy reservada. Cualquier otra mujer en su lugar sería feliz teniendo el derecho de elegir esposo, pero esa no es precisamente la libertad que anhela y se niega a que su voz siga siendo acallada. Miles Allan es un guerrero bravucón y temido al que apodan Dragón. Nadie se atrevió a ver más allá de su imponente aspecto, lo que siempre le ayudó a sobrevivir a su vergüenza de ser… diferente.

Captain Peter Joseph Kellerman was once a promising career soldier who’d proven his mettle in battle time and again. Now he’s fighting a battle with a whiskey bottle. He’s also in charge of Fort Benjamin Grierson, located west of hell, deep in Arizona Territory’s Mohawk Valley on the arid edge of the Yuma Desert. The men under his command aren’t fit to wear the uniform. Killers, thieves, and ravagers condemned to death but who’ve chosen to serve, holding down the hated Fort Misery.

Eran solo unos niños cuando Bruce McCain la humilló delante de todo su clan y la rechazó como prometida. Ahora, después de muchos años, su hermana gemela sería la que tendría que ocupar su lugar casándose con él. Hannah, creció odiándolo, guardando ese resentimiento muy adentro, y no consentiría que la dulce Sophie se atara a un monstruo. Estaba decidida a hacer lo que fuera para impedirlo, aunque le costara sacrificar su propia libertad.

Escocia, año 1702. Elizabeth Lindsay, hija de un médico inglés y una curandera escocesa, queda desamparada tras sus muertes. Su infancia cambiará por completo al acabar trabajando de mozo de cuadra en una posada escocesa. Soportará una vida miserable de abusos y maltratos hasta que un día se cruzará en su camino un gran señor que le propone ser la curandera de su clan. Emprende un duro viaje para salir de aquella miseria que la rodea y siente que tiene una nueva oportunidad de ser feliz.

Lisa Berne’s Penhallow Dynasty series continues as a Highlander marries against his will—and discovers he may have found the perfect bride. Alasdair Penhallow, laird of his clan and master of Castle Tadgh, is forced to end his carefree bachelorhood, thanks to an ancient decree that requires...

In April 1864, the Union garrison at Fort Pillow was composed of almost 600 troops, about half of them black. The Confederacy, incensed by what it saw as a crime against nature, sent its fiercest cavalry commander, Nathan Bedford Forrest, to attack the fort with about 1,500 men. The Confederates overran the fort and drove the Federals into a deadly crossfire. Only 62 of the colored Union troops survived the fight unwounded.

They were innocent men, slaughtered in the Rockies. A party of land surveyors who met their grisly fate at the hands of the Crow Indians—or so it seems. Some folks think the story is a lie. And now it's up to US Army Lieutenant Ron Stanton to figure out what really happened up there in those desolate, blood-soaked mountains. As his guides, Preacher and Jamie McCallister agree to retrace the footsteps of the doomed party—come hell or high water—but first they'll have to pass through a particularly nasty piece of purgatory known as Fort Buzzard.

Dan Gentry's military career lies trampled in the dust beside the arrow-pierced bodies of the men who served under him. Deliberately cloaking a dead lieutenant's foolhardiness with his own silence, Dan Gentry is court-martialed and disgraced. An outcast, he finds pretty Faith Tipton, wounded and unconscious, the sole survivor of an Apache raid. Dan tries to protect her from the sinister designs of greedy, furtive Caleb Ash.

Russian High Command has a plan to smash NATOs forces arrayed along the Poland-Lithuania border with an assault that would punch a hole in the Allied lines and overrun the NATO perimeter along a ten-mile wide front. A triumph would turn the momentum of the war in Europe back in Russia’s favor. Standing in the way of the Russian advance is an isolated American outpost, manned by a Platoon of veteran soldiers and a rookie Lieutenant. "Fort Suicide" is right on the frontlines isolated from support, and is directly in the path of the imminent Russian advance.

Fort Laramie is an adult-oriented Western radio series that aired Sunday afternoons on the CBS radio network from January 22 to October 28, 1956. Produced and directed by Gunsmoke's Norman Macdonnell, this realistic Western drama depicted life at Fort Laramie, an important stop on the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails as well as a staging point for various military excursions during the 19th century. In 1849 the Fort was taken over by the United States Army to protect the many wagon trains of migrant travelers on the trail. The series starred Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, captain of the cavalry.