by April W. Gardner (Author)

A man of abiding honor, tested by a woman of ruinous passion. A woman of unspeakable sins, pursued by a God of unquenchable mercy.

Spanish Florida once sheltered Lillian McGirth from her fears. Now, it feeds them. Mercy is for the deserving; for Lillian, an unwed mother accused of treason, there is only battering and defeat, but her fall breaks softly in the arms of an unexpected arrival, a man too beautiful of soul to stain with her lost character.

Captain Marcus Buck sails in on a pledge to save Miss McGirth from herself and from her child's father, a ruthless don. All the while, he's to regard her as virtuous and worthy of protection and to guard said virtue from pilfering. But the terms are flawed since he must first guard her from himself. Regardless, he is determined. He will free her, repair her name-simple labor compared to dodging the army's noose, mending wounds three years deep, and navigating a host of rebel Natives bent on inflicting more. Through the steady crumble of his pledge, their friendship becomes a consolation, for she knows his pain as no other can or will. Their scars are one; their paths, however, might irrevocably become two...

Read the complete Drawn by the Frost Moon Series!

Bitter Eyes No More

Love the War Woman

Finding Pretty Wolf

Strike of the Water Moccasin

We Are Come to Die

Other romances in the Drawn by the Frost Moon world:

Beneath the Blackberry Moon Series

(must be read in order)

Part 1: The Red Feather

Part 2. The Sacred Writings

Part 3. The Ebony Cloak

Author Biography

APRIL W GARDNER writes Christian historical romance with a focus on our Southeastern Native Tribes. She is a military wife and homeschooling mother of two who lives in South Texas. In no particular order, April dreams of owning a horse, learning a third language, and visiting all the national parks. Connect with April online at: AprilGardner.com twitter.com/AprilWGardner Facebook.com/AprilGardnerBooks

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