Whisper on the Wind: The Trail of Tears

It was a fateful meeting. Listening to the soulful notes of a bagpipe, young Conoa of the Wolf Clan moved through the darkness to find the source of the sound. He found much more than he could have ever imagined. Standing beside her Scottish father was a girl of extraordinary beauty, a girl with flaming red hair and a passionate nature to match. Right from the first Conoa knew that she was to be part of his future. Marsali was fascinated by the handsome Cherokee boy, a youth only four years older than she. She did not complain when her father befriended him because right from the first she was determined that when they came of age she would marry him. Murdoch's hope was that the young man could tame his wild-hearted daughter. That was why he enacted Conoa's promise that if anything happened to him Conoa would protect Marsali and keep her safe. While hunting in the forest Donovan, a young soldier, saved the life of a Cherokee youth and took him back to his village. Befriended by the Indians he was drawn to Woya, a lovely Indian girl and Conoa's cousin. Though he wanted to marry her, his hopes were denied until he risked his life to protect her clan from the greedy gold miners who would go to any lengths to steal the land that had belonged to the Cherokees for generations.Swept up in the government's push to rid the lands of the Cherokees by the Indian Removal Act, both pair of young lovers will defy the odds, the government, the injustice, the brutal weather and even Andrew Jackson himself so that they can be together. Faced with betrayal, greed, revenge, and prejudice, they will go west on a journey that will soon become known as the "Nuna-Da-Ut-Sun'y", meaning the trail where they cried. The infamous "Trail of Tears."