Outlaw in India

Who would want to kill ordinary guy Arnie Meister? Reporter and small-town sleuth Merry Kramer was on the trail of the supposed killer when she uncovered more murder suspects than she ever thought possible--an ex-wife an ex-girlfriend and suspicious business associates. Nothing added up.

But with Merry embroiled in the story danger wasn't far behind. And those she thought trustworthy--even charming Curt Carlyle--might not be who they seem....

It is the most dangerous day of Rose Lantz's life, the day most full of threat and hazard and harm. Yet it swiftly becomes one of the most wonderful days of her life, a day that shines with heroism, love, and blessing. At its close she is full of gratitude for what God has done. But in the midst of her joy life casts yet another shadow across her path. Rose's faith in God, as well as her love for Ethan, are both tested to the limit one more time.       

Rose's best friend Lyda Belier is on trial for witchcraft and murder. As law was practised in Colonial America, Lydia's defense attorney can do little but watch the prosecution bring up witness after witness claiming to have seen Lydia do everything from fly a broom, change into a black cat, and cast spells intended to murder her enemies. Lydia's only hope is that the judges will permit her lawyer to call a character witness who will speak to the goodness of Lydia's Christian life. Such permission is rarely given but if it is Rose will be the one who must testify. Can she find the right words, words that could save her friend's life? And with her fiancé Juerg turning his back on her will she find that Ethan Daniels also rejects her for running to defend a woman the people of Lancaster swear is the bride of Satan?       

When a mob descends upon the farm of Rose Lantz only a handful of men are there to try and protect her and her family - the sheriff, his five deputies, and Ethan Daniels. Confronted with such danger and the threat to her life, Rose nevertheless finds herself more caught up in her feelings for Ethan as he stands defiantly against the rage and hatred of a hundred men. He is risking his life for her - not because he has to or because he is a soldier or deputy but because he loves her. Does she feel the same way? Is there a fire and a passion in her heart equal to that which she sees blazes in him?     

Rose can't do anything about her church's decision to forbid her marriage to Ethan Daniels. But she can try and do something about another matter that upsets her - she can try and stop the hanging of Archibald Kendall, the man who did everything in his power to burn her at the stake. This makes no sense to anyone, not even to the members of her own church. In fact, Rose once again finds herself standing alone to face the wrath of the townspeople and the might of the British army. Alone, that is, except for God and the one man who has always believed in her through fire and storm. The dramatic conclusion to the acclaimed Colonial American series The Rose of Lancaster County.      

Rose Lantz has always despised "the wild man" who lives alone in a cabin in the woods. Ethan Daniels is a frontiersman who spends half the year hunting and exploring the vast forests far west of Lancaster, Pennsylvania and she wants nothing to do with a person who seems incapable of putting down roots. But when Ethan comes to her rescue in a dangerous situation she finds she has to examine herself before God and change her opinion of the individual Native Americans call "Long Hunter". To her shock, this examination of her heart brings her face-to-face with a passion she has never experienced before for any man on earth, including the young Amish farmer she has sworn to marry in two months time.
          Murray Andrew Pura was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and has traveled extensively throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Ordained as a Baptist minister in 1986, Pura has served five churches in Canada and headlined numerous speaking engagements in Canada and the United States. He has five books published, was a contributor to the Life With God Bible, has been a finalist for The Paraclete Fiction Award, The Dartmouth Book Award, and The John Spencer Hill Literary Award, and has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2010 Kobzar Literary Award of Canada.

  March and April are seasons of new life in Pennsylvania and Rose Lantz desperately needs that new life to heal the wounds in her soul. But along with the green leaves and bright flowers spring also brings an unwelcome guest to Lancaster County - Archibald Kendall, a witch finder from England tasked with finding out who is continuing to plague the townsfolk and farmers with witchcraft. As more and more fingers point at her, Rose turns to her best friends for support only to find that support is no longer there. She realizes she can only count on her family and Jakob Ammann and her faith in God to face the persecution her people knew only too well in Europe. In the end she needs a miracle - nothing less will save her.