Rescue in the Wilderness

William Cole cannot forget the cruel burden he carries, not with the pock marks that serve as an outward

reminder. Riddled with guilt, he assumed the solitary life of a long hunter, traveling into the wilds of Kentucky

each year. But his quiet existence is changed in an instant when, sitting in a tavern, he overhears a man

offering his daughter-and her virtue-to the winner of the next round of cards. William's integrity and desire

for redemption will not allow him to sit idly by while such an injustice occurs.

Lucinda Gillespie has suffered from an inexplicable illness her entire life. Her father, embarrassed by her

condition, has subjected her to a lonely existence of abuse and confinement. But faced with the ultimate betrayal

on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Lucinda quickly realizes her trust is better placed in his hands of the

mysterious man who appears at her door. Especially when he offers her the one thing she never thought would

be within her grasp-freedom.

In the blink of an eye, both lives change as they begin the difficult, danger-fraught journey westward on the

Wilderness Trail. But can they overcome their own perceptions of themselves to find love and the life God

created them for?