Fire in the Sky

Wayne M. Hoy

9/2009 · AuthorHouse

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It is 1780 and Emmeline Abrams is content with her quiet life and comfortable role in the Abrams family. After catching the eye of fashionable and mysterious Isaac Downs, Emmeline dreams of marriage and children of her own until her horse is stolen and opportunely returned by a cold and distant but undeniably handsome newcomer to their village. Will Bennet rudely shuns Emmeline who is confused and hurt by the ill-mannered stranger and determines to avoid any further contact with him. Betrayed by the woman he loved and running from his past, Will has decided to take refuge in the uncharted wilderness of the west and begin a new life, resolute in his vow to never again succumb to the lies of a woman. Will is immediately captivated by Emmeline's innocent beauty, and when circumstances conspire to throw them together,is powerless to deny his growing feelings for her. But when a bloody and savage Indian attack devastates their little settlement it leaves the village terrified of a traitor in their midst. Then Emmeline becomes a target and Will sets out to save her, helpless to fight their turbulent emotions that have become as wild and unfettered as the glorious American frontier.