Congrats to CJ Adrien

The Road to Malheur: A Tale of the American Fur Trade by C J Adrien

A big congrats to our client CJ Adrien on the release of his latest historical fiction novel and INSTANT Amazon bestseller. Amazing!

CJ normally writes Viking fiction, but this time he takes us into the American fur trade for an adventure brimming with romance.

The book releases Christmas day, but you can get it at a discount while it's still on pre-order: click here.



In the bustling frontier town of St. Louis, New Yorker Christian dreams of wealth in the fur trade, only to find himself perilously ill-equipped for its harsh realities. A rowdy tavern brawl thrusts him against the formidable trapper, Fergus MacBride. To his shock, the very next day, he discovers MacBride is also his new company leader.

Anticipating riches and adventure as told in New York's newspapers, Christian instead grapples with relentless survival challenges. From evading the relentless pursuit of the Hudson's Bay Company and the fierce Crow tribe to confronting the raw forces of nature, Christian is tested at every juncture.

Amidst these dangers, he finds an unexpected ally – Blue Fox, a young native woman under MacBride's employ as a guide. Drawn together by the trials of the wilderness, a deep bond forms between them. But in a land where alliances shift like desert sands and danger lurks behind every shadow, can a budding romance between two souls from different worlds endure?

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