American Dreams (The Proud and the Free)

Temple Gordon is beautiful and proud, a Southern belle raised on her father & rsquo;s luxurious plantation. She is also a Cherokee. & ldquo;The Blade & rdquo; Stuart, an impulsive nearby landowner, is Cherokee as well. He and Temple share a passion for each other and a concern for their people. But, while Temple wishes to protect the Cherokee way of life, The Blade seeks to save his people from death. It & rsquo;s the early 1830s, and a battle rages between the Federal Government and President Jackson over the fate of Cherokee land. Temple, in the face of growing danger, wishes to stay. The Blade knows they must go. Before them is a long, tumultuous trail west. They have only their families and each other to cling to, but can their love alone see them through the pain? Previously published as THE PROUD AND THE FREE, Janet Dailey & rsquo;s AMERICAN DREAMS brims full of historical tragedies and unwavering courage. Readers will be moved by its intense story of passion and hope Temple Gordon is beautiful and proud, a Southern belle raised on her father{u2019}s luxurious plantation. She is also a Cherokee. ?The Blade? Stuart, an impulsive nearby landowner, is Cherokee as well. He and Temple share a passion for each other and a concern for their people. But, while Temple wishes to protect the Cherokee way of life, The Blade seeks to save his people from death. It{u2019}s the early 1830s, and a battle rages between the Federal Government and President Jackson over the fate of Cherokee land. Temple, in the face of growing danger, wishes to stay. The Blade knows they must go. Before them is a long, tumultuous trail west. They have only their families and each other to cling to, but can their love alone see them through the pain? Previously published as The Proud and the Free, Janet Dailey{u2019}s American Dreams brims full of historical tragedies and unwavering courage. Readers will be moved by its intense story of passion and hope A stirring story of love and passion on the Trail of Tears from New York Times –bestselling author Janet Dailey, America’s first lady of romance. Temple Gordon’s family is one of the oldest, and proudest, to call Cherokee country home. Although their house may look like a southern plantation, the blood in their veins and the land beneath their feet is Cherokee. Nothing will change that—or so they believe. When President Andrew Jackson begins agitating to push the Indian tribe west, Temple’s family prepares to fight to keep their homes. But when her heart is tempted by the fiery Cherokee known as “The Blade,” who believes removal is inevitable, Temple feels passion stirring on the eve of one of the greatest tragedies in American history. Previously published as The Proud and the Free , American Dreams is a stirring historical novel from one of the greatest names in romance.