Destiny's Shadow

February, 1861--The country stands on the precipice of a civil war. Violence reigns on the Kansas-Missouri border, but Alexandra Stratford knows that the heinous attack on her family is not random. It is personal, and she sets out for revenge. She searches for a mercenary to help her and finds Logan Drake. He is not interested in the job until he learns who it is she is going after--the most powerful and dangerous man in Missouri. Drake takes the job, and too late, Alexandra realizes...
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February, 1861--The country stands on the precipice of a civil war. Violence reigns on the Kansas-Missouri border, but Alexandra Stratford knows that the heinous attack on her family is not random. It is personal, and she sets out for revenge. She searches for a mercenary to help her and finds Logan Drake. He is not interested in the job until he learns who it is she is going after--the most powerful and dangerous man in Missouri. Drake takes the job, and too late, Alexandra realizes that the mercenary is not who he says he is, that he has an agenda of his own to satisfy and may be using her to achieve it. For his part, Drake suspects that she is not telling him everything. Neither trusts the other. Both have their secrets, but her may get him killed. When civil war breaks out, they are in a race against time to complete their mission before getting trapped behind enemy lines. As their harrowing journey takes them from a Missouri plantation to a spy ring in the Nation's Capital, secrets are unlocked and a love develops, but can they settle the differences between them, or will Destiny do it for them?