Publisher's Synopsis
Hannah Cooper came to Fort Madison with her Father the new fort surgeon. What they didn't know upon arriving was that Fort Madison was a frontier fort under siege by Indian Chief Black Hawk. In a skirmish Hannah watches as Black Hawk and his braves murder her father before she and her friend are taken captive.A vision Natawinoni Wakosheha a medicine man has saves the lives of Maude, Reverend Byron, and Hannah. Now captive they are forced to leave behind all trace of the life they have known just to survive. Traveling on foot they journey deep into the wilderness.The handsome Reverend Byron is deeply wounded and if he survives it will take time for him to heal. Broken physically and mentally Hannah wonders if his mind will heal as quickly as his body.Maude Spencer is the wife of one of the enlisted men when she is taken captive with Hannah. Together her and Hannah learn to work as hard as member any of the tribe, but Maude is carrying a secret that may mean a matter of life and death. Samuel Ashton is blood brother to Natawinoni Wakosheha, the medicine man, and a man of utter wildness. Hannah is hopeful he will be their salvation, but those hopes are dashed when she realizes life has left him lost, hurt, and bitter. Her faith in God seems to only enrage him further. Hannah prays for his soul to heal.As time passes and the season's change Hannah and her three friends each change and adapt. Escape and rescue seem so elusive. Faith in God is all that Hannah has left as she adapts to her new life. Can she be a beacon of God's love in this new world of Indian captivity? Will Reverend Byron's mind heal? Will Samuel Ashton's soul ever find peace? Will they ever see civilization again?Based on the historical events around Fort Madison fact and fiction intertwine to create a story that speaks to the soul.