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#1: Over The Misty Mountains (1997)
Bethany House
Captivated by the promise of rich land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, they discover that faith alone can carry them through the harshest of times.
A tragic loss forces Josh Spencer to leave his home in Virginia and seek the frontier as an escape from his pain and bitterness of heart. Setting out in late fall with no knowledge of wilderness survival, he encounters a heavy snowstorm. And then a Cherokee chief finds him - .
Freedom and the hope of a homestead "over the misty mountains" entice Patrick and Elizabeth MacNeal and their two children to leave their secure life in Boston. Sailing to Virginia, they join a wagon train of pioneers headed west and find their journey sabotaged by broken wheels, violent storms, and flooding creeks. Then comes an attack by renegade Indians -.
The frontier has brought them together. Can it sustain their hope of a new life?
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#2: Beyond The Quiet Hills (1997)
Bethany House
The wilderness lands over the misty mountains had drawn them west. But could they tame America's first frontier before it destroyed them?
The Tennessee frontier had brought together Hawk and Elizabeth Spencer in the harshest of times. As they struggle to survive and raise their family at the Watauga settlement, Hawk brings his son, Jacob, to live with them. But Jacob has only known the life of the city and resents his father for leaving him behind in the past. That bitter resentment only intensifies when Jacob discovers the strong bond that's already formed between his stepbrother Andrew and Hawk.
Things are complicated when the stepbrothers both begin to fall in love with Abigail Stevens. While she enjoys the attention of both young men for a time, she knows she must ultimately choose between the two. Will her decision drive the family even further apart?
Can Hawk stop a vengeful plot from turning the frontier into a war with the Cherokee?
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#3: Among The King's Soldiers (1998)
Bethany House
America's Fight for Independence Comes to the Appalachian Frontier With a Flaming Sword That Threatens Loyalties and Loves.
While Sarah MacNeal struggles with the death of Philip Baxter, her stepbrother, Jacob Spencer, escorts her and her friend Amanda Taylor back across the mountains to Williamsburg to visit Jacob's grandparents. There Jacob becomes embroiled in a struggle that finally forces him to decide his loyalty between the British and the patriots, and between the two women who have touched his heart.
Meanwhile, Sarah meets a Scottish highlander, Seth Donovan, who is fighting for the British. She has closed her heart to love but finds it very difficult to not become drawn to him. And Seth is struggling with his loyalty to the British Crown and a deep longing for the freedom he sees in her life.
Will they meet the cry for freedom in the battle of King's Mountain?
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#4: Beneath The Mockingbird's Wings (2000)
Bethany House
As settlers on the Appalachian frontier forge their identity as Americans, deeper conflicts test their faith and resolve as citizens of the emerging nation.
Though the war for American Independence has come to an end, Nathanael "Fox" Carter still struggles to survive the tragic loss he has suffered. When greed and selfish ambition threaten to destroy the only home he has known, Fox and his mother flee over the Misty Mountains to start a new life. But with growing hostilities between the settlers and the Cherokee, Fox soon discovers frontier life is a daily battle for survival.
Half-Cherokee himself, Fox is caught in the middle of the region's increasing unrest. Befriended by Hannah Spencer, he begins to explore his ancestry and discover where he belongs. Little does he know that forces from both sides of his heritage are conspiring to destroy him.
Will Hannah be able to convince Fox to follow the path of peace?
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#5: Around The River's Bend (2002)
Bethany House
Will Sabrina Finally Find Her Place in the New World?
Sabrina Fairfax was raised in an elegant house with servants catering to her every desire. With her father’s unexpected death, she finds herself impoverished and alone in London. Among his papers, however, she discovers a deed to a piece of land in the Colonies and seizes it as her best—and perhaps only—hope.
A mix-up lands Sion Kenyon, an out-of-work miner, in jail. Sabrina arranges his release on the condition that he accompany her to America as an indentured servant. They soon find that nothing is easy in this new land. And adding to the hardships of pioneer life is Sabrina’s struggle with jealousy as she watches Sion’s growing attraction for her friend and neighbor.
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