Forbidden brief von hackensmith jean (1 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A truth the history books forgot.' The year is 1784, and in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one road divides two worlds. On one side lies the tax-heavy authority of North Carolina; on the other, the defiant, 'lost' State of Franklin. In Franklin, the law is simple: attorneys are 'parasites,' and the penalty for practicing is the gallows. Jonah Cross lives a dangerous double life. By day, he is a humble surveyor in the Franklin wilderness. By night, he retreats to a cellar across the border, using his disgraced past as a Virginia barrister to draft secret legal defenses for desperate settlers. His survival depends on the shadows-until Zanna Blair arrives. Zanna's homestead is>Based on the true historical struggle for the 'State of Franklin,' The Forbidden Brief follows Jonah into the heart of a forgotten rebellion. As the simmering feud erupts into the bloody Battle of Franklin, Jonah must decide what is worth more: his secret, his safety, or the woman who has forced him to find his conscience.…