Shadowbrook
Author: Beverly Swerling
A sweeping tale of love, ambition, and a war that ignited a revolution…,,1754. In a low-lying glen in Ohio Country, where both the French and English claim dominion, the first musket ball fired signals the start of a savage seven-year conflict destined to dismantle France’s overreaching empire and pave the way for the American Revolution. In a world on the brink of aston….Read More
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