Angel Falls: A Frontier Epic of Love & War (A Trail Angel Novel)

She crossed a continent for love. He fought a war for redemption. Now a rising Lakota war leader will challenge everything they believe about honor, survival, and each other.After the harrowing journey that brought them together, Annabelle Rutledge and Josey Angel begin a new life in the Montana goldfields. But the frontier offers no peace. When Josey rides out to repay a long-standing debt to his former commander, Annabelle learns she is carrying his child—and refuses to be left behind again.Her decision has deadly consequences.A band of Lakota warriors strikes the wagon road, and Annabelle is taken captive by Crazy Horse, a gifted young fighter torn between his people’s desperate struggle and the unrequited love haunting him. As Annabelle learns to see the world through the eyes of her captors, she begins to understand the forces driving the Lakota to defend their homeland at any cost.Josey is determined to save her, but treachery within the army threatens every step he takes. At Fort Phil Kearny, jealous officers clash, loyalties fray, and the seeds of a military disaster are quietly being sown. When Annabelle uncovers a plot that would turn her release into a massacre, she must escape before the fort—and everyone she loves—falls to a blood-soaked fate.From the wagon roads of the Powder River to the snowy killing ground of the Fetterman Massacre, Angel Falls is a sweeping tale of love, war, and the hard choices that shape a nation.This second book in a series Kirkus Reviews calls “a timeless tale of love and adventure on the American frontier” is perfect for fans of historical adventure, frontier drama, and deeply human stories set amid the clash of cultures on the American West. Read more