Danger In The Old West (NAPSA)—After a_ distinguished 23-year career commanding U.S. forces around the world, USAF Colonel Merline Lovelace packed away her uniform in 1991 and tackled a new assignment. With the sameextraordinary focus that enabled her to command Eglin AFB, the largest base in the free world, Lovelace drew a tight bead on a new mission—to become a national bestselling author. Lovelace now carries readers along on a journey through the unexplored lands of postrevolutionary America. Set during the same period as the Lewis and Clark ==0 Expedition, A Savage Beauty Beauty can be (MIRA Books, dangerous. 6.50) recounts —_———— the incredible story of the Wilkinson Expedition of 1806/7 and details the harrowing experiences of a U.S. army sergeant and a native woman as they traverse a rugged, unchartered wilderness. Rifle Sergeant Daniel Morgan of the Second United States Regiment of Infantry is part of a cadre of men commissioned with exploring the Louisiana Territory. His unit has been charting the course and navigability of the Arkansaw River. Under dire circumstances, the group encounters Henri Chartier, a French trapper, and his wife, Louise. When a mountain lion mortally wounds Henri, he entrusts his wife to Daniel. Bound by his word, Daniel brings the woman backto his half-frozen and near-starved group of men. The book follows the band to New Orleans and beyond, exposing the corruptionsof lust and power. A Savage Beauty is available where paperbacks are sold, or through www.mirabooks.com.
