An Algonquin Maiden

A white sail appears through the fog on Lake Ontario—and Edward Macleod’s first words ashore are not a greeting, but a plea: “My mother! How is my mother?”

In 1825, Little York is a small settlement pressed against an immense, untamed forest. Edward has crossed the Atlantic and hurried north toward Lake Simcoe, hoping to reach his mother before her final hour; beside him rides Tredway, a loyal servant who sees only a wilderness where Edward sees a new country full of promise. Their journey begins beneath towering trees, amid grief, old loyalties and the hard demands of frontier life. But the forest holds more than hardship—and Edward’s path will bring him toward Wanda, an Algonquin maiden whose connection to this land runs deeper than he knows. What will the wilderness ask of him?

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