{"product_id":"the-captive-witch-dale-van-every-9781962896580","title":"The Captive Witch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A thrill-packed historical romance of the American Frontier\" \u003ci\u003eThe Montgomery Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1779. Rifleman and woodsman Adam Frane, wintering alone in the forests of Kentucky, rescues a white girl from the Cherokees who kidnapped her as a child. At first the savage and wild Nita fights him, in every way she can, but over time, she decides that she doesn't want to escape... that she wants him. But so does Cynthia Wyeth, a lovely widow, who is waiting for Adam back in Virginia, and she's skilled at getting what she wants. The two women must battle for the man they love in an in a violent, untamed land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Van Every is among the best historical novel writers of our day and this is his best yet.\"\u003ci\u003e Lewiston Sun-Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A grand adventure-romance, told with the bawdiness and candor of the frontier.\" \u003ci\u003eAlabama Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author's knowledge of the people, background of the period, and great creative power bring history to life through the authentic excitement.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Chester News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Van Every is among the best historical novel writers of our day and this is his best yet.\"\u003ci\u003e Lewiston Sun-Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engrossing tale.\" \u003ci\u003eFranklin Evening Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Plenty of tense excitement.\" \u003ci\u003eJohnson City Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping tale of romance.\" Nashville Banner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vividly detailed...it is a heroic and many-sided story.\"\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rough, tough, and highly adventurous, a real spellbinding job by a man who knows what a red-blooded reader likes in their fiction. A first rate key to our turbulent past. Unreservedly recommended.\" \u003ci\u003eHoof and Horns Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDale Van Every\u003c\/b\u003e (1896-1976) was a novelist and screenwriter who was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1937 adaptation of \u003ci\u003eCaptains Courageous. \u003c\/i\u003eHe later became a Universal Pictures executive and producer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Van Every\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1962896587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962896580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.93d","brand":"Dale Van Every","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241620320511,"sku":"9781962896580","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c33ecfa-f44a-4444-a825-cba780198475.jpg?v=1772655261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-captive-witch-dale-van-every-9781962896580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}