The Heart of Courage

A Novel of the French and Indian War

By: Lynne Basham Tagawa

Narrated by: Stuart Gauffi

No one would understand.

But he had to obey his conscience.

It’s 1753, and troubling news comes to Russell’s Ridge....

Susanna Russell longs to escape her valley home. When war breaks out, she gets her wish to study in fabulous Williamsburg. But she realizes she’s lost something important along the way. Something - and someone.

James Paxton is studying for the ministry. But when violence threatens the valley, his path becomes clouded. What is God’s will for his life? The answer is alarming - and impossible.

Red Hawk spies white surveyors near his home, a harbinger of trouble to come. Shawnee chiefs go to Philadelphia to treat for peace, but the unthinkable happens, and Red Hawk loses all he once held dear. Then he has a strange dream. What can it mean?

War, romance, and gospel truth unite in this remarkable sequel to The Shenandoah Road. The Russells series is continued in audio with the singularly gifted narration of Stuart Gauffi.

©2020 Lynne Basham Tagawa (P)2021 Lynne Basham Tagawa and Stuart Gauffi

Greatly enjoyed reading about my Scotch-Irish Spiritual Heritage!

Now I understand why my Scotch-Irish family on my mother’s side were Baptist instead of Presbyterian. My father’s side is still Presbyterian. They all came here in the 1760s.

Beautiful Story

I enjoyed the story from the various point of view, both from the frontier families and the Native Americans. I love the bits of history included in the book with the characters the author used and how the Great Awakening impacted the settlement of the wilderness in the 1700s.

Loved it

Great book! I really enjoyed listening to it. I wish there was a series to listen where to