Remnants of the StormLost in a forgotten part of antebellum Mississippi lays an ancient treasure of mythical proportions. America is tearing itself asunder. The issues of slavery and state’s rights have divided the fledgling nation and only war will resolve the future of the North American continent.Half a world away, France under Emperor Napoleon III dominates the European mainland, but a hidden threat lies right next door. A potentially new and powerful German nation is awakening, a nation that seeks vengeance.Cast into these events,Corporal Gunther Schroeder, a young Union soldier whose hellish experience at Shiloh has persuaded him to join an elite force of Raiders under the famous General Grierson. Their mission; go behind enemy lines to disrupt Confederate General Pemberton’s forces and lay the groundwork for the takedown of Vicksburg, the Gibraltar of the South.Lieutenant Jacob Parker, a Confederate soldier who has the knack of being at the right place at the right time. Serving as courier and scout, his skills at getting the most valued of secrets to the right people are legendary and crucial to the South’s very survival.The “Widow” Maria La Blotte, she is a woman of supreme intelligence and cunning; a mysterious and beautiful French woman of royal pedigree. She seeks the massive treasure which will save her country and dynasty from impending doom, and she and her agents will stop at nothing to get it.Centered on historical events, especially the Battle of Shiloh and Grant’s Vicksburg campaign, Remnants of the Storm is the first book of a multi-generational series that weaves a tale of intrigue and adventure for the ages.
Remnants of the StormLost in a forgotten part of antebellum Mississippi lays an ancient treasure of mythical proportions. America is tearing itself asunder. The issues of slavery and state’s rights have divided the fledgling nation and only war will resolve the future of the North American continent.Half a world away, France under Emperor Napoleon III dominates the European mainland, but a hidden threat lies right next door. A potentially new and powerful German nation is awakening, a nation that seeks vengeance.Cast into these events,Corporal Gunther Schroeder, a young Union soldier whose hellish experience at Shiloh has persuaded him to join an elite force of Raiders under the famous General Grierson. Their mission; go behind enemy lines to disrupt Confederate General Pemberton’s forces and lay the groundwork for the takedown of Vicksburg, the Gibraltar of the South.Lieutenant Jacob Parker, a Confederate soldier who has the knack of being at the right place at the right time. Serving as courier and scout, his skills at getting the most valued of secrets to the right people are legendary and crucial to the South’s very survival.The “Widow” Maria La Blotte, she is a woman of supreme intelligence and cunning; a mysterious and beautiful French woman of royal pedigree. She seeks the massive treasure which will save her country and dynasty from impending doom, and she and her agents will stop at nothing to get it.Centered on historical events, especially the Battle of Shiloh and Grant’s Vicksburg campaign, Remnants of the Storm is the first book of a multi-generational series that weaves a tale of intrigue and adventure for the ages.
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