From the New York Times bestselling author of Pearl Harbor and Oscar-nominated writer of Braueheart comes an epic historical page-turner: the gripping, unforgettable story of a patriot's secret mission in Russia to save America from cer-tain defeat on the eve of the Revolutionary War.

A brilliant soldier and passionate patriot, Virginia cavalryman Kieran Selkirk is summoned to a clan-destine meeting the winter of 1774. There he finds none other than Benjamin Fenjamin, who reveals that the British have asked Catherine the Great, the ruthless and mysterious ruler of Russia , to provide twenty thousand of her soldiers to help stamp out the revolution brewing in America . Such a force, fresh from brutal warfare with the Turks, would crush all hope of American independence. Selkirk's assign-ment is straightforward –and astounding. He is to travel to Russia disguised as a British mercenary, offer his services to the Tsarina in putting down a Cossack rebellion that threatens her throne, and con-vince her not join the British in their war with America. To succeed, he must cross savage terrain, battle starving wolves, avoid secret assassins, fight marauding Cossacks, and contend with court of seductive young women. In a narrative full of passion and peril, of battles on horseback and wars within the human soul, Selkirk's mission mission meets thrilling surprises, including a romantic face-off with the legendary Catherine herself.

Told with the hand of a master storyteller, Love and Honor is perhaps Wallace's most ambitious project yet, taking readers back to the eighteenth century in a patriotic novel brimming with romance and heroism on the grandest scale. Exotically trans-porting yet deeply American, Love and Honor captures the fight for good over evil, integrity and compassion over cruelty, and true love over all.

 

RANDALL WALLACE is the author of seven novels, including the New York Times bestseller pearl Harbor. He has written four feature films-We Were Soldiers, Pearl Harbor , The Man in the Iron Mask, and the 1995 Academy Award-winner Braveheart-and produced and directed We Were Soldiers and The Man in the Iron Mask. For his work on Braveheart, he received the Writers Guild of America A ward for Best Original Screenplay as well as numerous other accolades, including Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. In addition to his work as a filmmaker and author, Randall Wallace is the founder of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity. This entertainment industry partnership with Habi-tat for Humanity works to garner financial donations and increase volunteer involvement in support of Habitat for Humanity's goal of eliminating poverty housing worldwide. Wallace resides in Los Angeles .