The burning cross

I'd walk through fire again for love itself. The blue mountains of North Carolina are wet with rain, accompanied by a cold mist. Family and friends gather at the Fraser homestead to celebrate the wedding of their daughter Brianna. They all hope they have finally found a safe home. But calm is as ephemeral as the storm. In 1771, tensions rise between the corrupt colonial government and settlers from the interior. Jamie Fraser, a Scottish immigrant, is also involved in the dispute, having been granted a coveted piece of land in the local wilderness. Together with other compatriots, they are trying to build a new community. His fingers, crippled in an English prison, remind him daily of whose side he belongs on. But the governor, a representative of the Crown, has a dangerous trump card to play against the mountain man... Jamie is supported at all times by his wife Claire, an educated nurse with the ability to see into the future. The extraordinary gift has saved their skins before, but it has also plunged them into many dangers. What service will he render this time? Claire, a local rancher and herbalist, witnesses the strange death of a black slave and embarks on a risky investigation involving an illegal autopsy. He suspects the maid was murdered. As the community struggles to survive, the country is plunged into a war that will change the face of the continent and the course of history. The fifth volume of the phenomenal Stranger series, which has sold over twenty million copies. The series adaptation from the production of TV STARZ (2014-2023), which was also filmed in Prague, has already had seven series. "A riveting tale of love, honor, sacrifice, and rebellion" - Cassandra Clare, author of the world-renowned Instruments of Death series "The Stranger series is my heart's affair." - databazeknih.cz