Hunted for her secrets. Hiding in plain sight. Can one woman blaze her own trail into untamed territory?
Winner of the Romance Writers of New Zealand: 2014 Pacific Hearts Award and 2015 Koru Award
UTAH TERRITORY, 1860. Aleksandra has spent her whole life training for the inevitable. So when a brutal Cossack tracks down and kills her father, she instinctively collects her pa's elixir and flees. But when she meets the mysterious Xavier at a nearby trading post, she wonders if she can win both his protection and his heart…
Disappointed when the man of her dreams leaves to join the Pony Express, Aleksandra dons a disguise to follow him into the dangerous frontier assignment. Hiding behind her martial arts skills and a male alias, she longs to tell the handsome Xavier the truth. But with the killer in pursuit, keeping up the ruse may be her only chance for survival…
Can Aleksandra save both her love and her family legacy from a relentless murderer?
A Long Trail Rolling is the first book in the sensational Long Trails historical fiction series.
About the Book This book can be read as a standalone or as part of The Long Trails series!
The Series:
Can an orphan, with only her Mustang and a Cossack sword, survive alone on the frontier? From the deserts of Utah, through the gold mines of California, to the turbulent wilderness of New Zealand, Aleksandra rides, loves, and fights—with only her Cossack skills to keep her alive.
** From multiple award winning author Lizzi Tremayne **
Reviewers are saying:
“vivid, light and fast-paced… a ripping good read. ”
–Deborah Challinor, number one bestselling author and historian
“An authentic, emotional story of one woman’s fight for survival in an unforgiving landscape.”
–Leeanna Morgan, USA Today bestselling author
“An impressive debut…a romance, a western, and an adventure story, all rolled up into a compelling read.”
–Booksellers NZ
Author Bio: Lizzi grew up riding wild in the Santa Cruz Mountain redwoods, became an equine veterinarian at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and practiced in the California Pony Express and Gold Country before emigrating to New Zealand. When not writing, she's swinging a rapier or shooting a bow in medieval garb, riding, driving a carriage or playing on her farm, singing, or working as an equine veterinarian or science teacher. She is multiply published and awarded in special interest magazines and veterinary periodicals.