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    Shadow Of Legends
    The Long Trail Home
    Beneath a Dakota Cross
    Audiobook series6 titles

    Fortunes Of The Black Hills Series

    Written by Stephen Bly

    Narrated by Jerry Sciarrio

    3.5/5

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    About this series

    THE SAGA OF THE FORTUNE FAMILY DOESN’T COME TO A CLOSE BUT INSTEAD TURNS ANOTHER CORNER IN THIS FINAL INSTALLMENT OF STEPHEN BLY’S MASTERFUL WESTERN EPIC. The story of the Fortune family sees a new beginning with the grandchildren of Brazos Fortune, especially his grandson Frank, and their place of prominence and disgrace in the Black Hills of 1875-1905. As the weight of all the Fortune family tradition, history, and faith bears down upon them—some of them bear the legacy well and some fail miserably—some trust in God faithfully and others will wander down the wilder and wider paths.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion
    Release dateOct 15, 2008
    Shadow Of Legends
    The Long Trail Home
    Beneath a Dakota Cross

    Titles in the series (6)

    • 1

      Beneath a Dakota Cross
      Beneath a Dakota Cross

      Beneath a Dakota Cross

      Stephen Bly
      4/5 - 11 ratings
      4/5 - 11 ratings

      Brazos Fortune sets out on his journey in the first of Stephen Bly’s new “Fortunes of the Black Hills” series. When locals threaten the lives and property of his family. Brazos abandons his Texas homestead for a new ranch in the West he has seen in a dream. It’s a war against corrupt lawmen, wild outlaws, and bitter winter weather as Brazos wrestles with his newfound hunger for gold and the burning desire to be reunited with his family. He must test himself against the untamed frontier, confront the greedy miners who try his Christian convictions, and find the new home God showed him Beneath a Dakota Cross.

      Brazos Fortune sets out on his journey in the first of Stephen Bly’s new “Fortunes of the Black Hills” series. When locals threaten the lives and property of his family. Brazos abandons his Texas homestead for a new ranch in the West he has seen in a dream. It’s a war against corrupt lawmen, wild outlaws, and bitter winter weather as Brazos wrestles with his newfound hunger for gold and the burning desire to be reunited with his family. He must test himself against the untamed frontier, confront the greedy miners who try his Christian convictions, and find the new home God showed him Beneath a Dakota Cross.

    • 2

      Shadow Of Legends
      Shadow Of Legends

      Shadow Of Legends

      Stephen Bly
      4/5 - 9 ratings
      4/5 - 9 ratings

      BRAZOS FORTUNE HAS LEFT A TOWERING LEGACY. HIS SON TODD NOW STRUGGLES TO PROVE HIMSELF AND FIND HIS OWN IDENTITY IN THE SHADOWS OF LEGENDS. Life in the shadows. It happens to all of us. We stand so close to a dominant personality that our reflection can hardly be noticed. Someone more famous. More skilled. More powerful. Sometimes they are people we hardly know. Sometimes they are members of our own family. Brazos Fortune has left a towering legacy. His son Todd now struggles to prove himself and find his own identity in the Shadow of Legends. Todd Fortune must follow his father as he takes over the family business with his wife, a fast-paced city girl who’s not willing to settle into a small town lifestyle. A tale of daily hardships and hard-earned victories, Todd struggles to prove himself a committed husband and a courageous frontiersman in the wake of his father’s legacy. Cross-country chases, deadly showdowns, and budding romances weave the story of this second powerful novel in the Fortunes of the Black Hills series.

      BRAZOS FORTUNE HAS LEFT A TOWERING LEGACY. HIS SON TODD NOW STRUGGLES TO PROVE HIMSELF AND FIND HIS OWN IDENTITY IN THE SHADOWS OF LEGENDS. Life in the shadows. It happens to all of us. We stand so close to a dominant personality that our reflection can hardly be noticed. Someone more famous. More skilled. More powerful. Sometimes they are people we hardly know. Sometimes they are members of our own family. Brazos Fortune has left a towering legacy. His son Todd now struggles to prove himself and find his own identity in the Shadow of Legends. Todd Fortune must follow his father as he takes over the family business with his wife, a fast-paced city girl who’s not willing to settle into a small town lifestyle. A tale of daily hardships and hard-earned victories, Todd struggles to prove himself a committed husband and a courageous frontiersman in the wake of his father’s legacy. Cross-country chases, deadly showdowns, and budding romances weave the story of this second powerful novel in the Fortunes of the Black Hills series.

    • 3

      The Long Trail Home
      The Long Trail Home

      The Long Trail Home

      Stephen Bly
      4/5 - 12 ratings
      4/5 - 12 ratings

      SAM FORTUNE DISCOVERS THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PAST IS TO FACE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND. War changes people. For the Fortune family of Coryell County, Texas, the changes were drastic. The ranch was lost, mother and twin daughters died, and the family drifted north to the Black Hills; all but Samuel, the middle son. He headed for the Indian Territory that one day would be Oklahoma and settled in to a life of reprisal against any and all that he felt had wronged him or his family. That meant an outlaw life of robbing banks, trains and freight companies. But the Holy Spirit never gives up on one of His own. Having been released from prison, and on the run from former partners who now accuse him of turning on them, Same finds himself broke and on foot in the wild country of western Indian Territory. A story of a family reunion and a heavenly reunion.

      SAM FORTUNE DISCOVERS THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PAST IS TO FACE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND. War changes people. For the Fortune family of Coryell County, Texas, the changes were drastic. The ranch was lost, mother and twin daughters died, and the family drifted north to the Black Hills; all but Samuel, the middle son. He headed for the Indian Territory that one day would be Oklahoma and settled in to a life of reprisal against any and all that he felt had wronged him or his family. That meant an outlaw life of robbing banks, trains and freight companies. But the Holy Spirit never gives up on one of His own. Having been released from prison, and on the run from former partners who now accuse him of turning on them, Same finds himself broke and on foot in the wild country of western Indian Territory. A story of a family reunion and a heavenly reunion.

    • 4

      Friends And Enemies
      Friends And Enemies

      Friends And Enemies

      Stephen Bly
      4/5 - 11 ratings
      4/5 - 11 ratings

      Robert is not like his father, the legendary Brazos Fortune. Not a businessman like his brother Todd. Not a notorious retired gunslinger like his brother Sam. Nor the social darlings of the Black Hills like little sister, Dacee June. He’s a career soldier who no longer has a career. With the discipline of a West Point graduate, and the rock solid faith his long-departed mother, Robert moves his family to Deadwood to join the rest of the clan. And in Deadwood, Robert finds not only his place—as a railroad detective—but a fistful of enemies, all seeking vengeance against him and his family.

      Robert is not like his father, the legendary Brazos Fortune. Not a businessman like his brother Todd. Not a notorious retired gunslinger like his brother Sam. Nor the social darlings of the Black Hills like little sister, Dacee June. He’s a career soldier who no longer has a career. With the discipline of a West Point graduate, and the rock solid faith his long-departed mother, Robert moves his family to Deadwood to join the rest of the clan. And in Deadwood, Robert finds not only his place—as a railroad detective—but a fistful of enemies, all seeking vengeance against him and his family.

    • 5

      Last Of The Texas Camp
      Last Of The Texas Camp

      Last Of The Texas Camp

      Stephen Bly
      4/5 - 11 ratings
      4/5 - 11 ratings

      Dacee June Fortune’s mother died when she was eight, and for the next 23 years she stood at her father’s side. Even after she married, Daddy Brazos was her strength, her protection, and her idol. Now, daddy is dying.

      Dacee June Fortune’s mother died when she was eight, and for the next 23 years she stood at her father’s side. Even after she married, Daddy Brazos was her strength, her protection, and her idol. Now, daddy is dying.

    • 6

      The Next Roundup
      The Next Roundup

      The Next Roundup

      Stephen Bly
      4/5 - 7 ratings
      4/5 - 7 ratings

      THE SAGA OF THE FORTUNE FAMILY DOESN’T COME TO A CLOSE BUT INSTEAD TURNS ANOTHER CORNER IN THIS FINAL INSTALLMENT OF STEPHEN BLY’S MASTERFUL WESTERN EPIC. The story of the Fortune family sees a new beginning with the grandchildren of Brazos Fortune, especially his grandson Frank, and their place of prominence and disgrace in the Black Hills of 1875-1905. As the weight of all the Fortune family tradition, history, and faith bears down upon them—some of them bear the legacy well and some fail miserably—some trust in God faithfully and others will wander down the wilder and wider paths.

      THE SAGA OF THE FORTUNE FAMILY DOESN’T COME TO A CLOSE BUT INSTEAD TURNS ANOTHER CORNER IN THIS FINAL INSTALLMENT OF STEPHEN BLY’S MASTERFUL WESTERN EPIC. The story of the Fortune family sees a new beginning with the grandchildren of Brazos Fortune, especially his grandson Frank, and their place of prominence and disgrace in the Black Hills of 1875-1905. As the weight of all the Fortune family tradition, history, and faith bears down upon them—some of them bear the legacy well and some fail miserably—some trust in God faithfully and others will wander down the wilder and wider paths.

    Author

    Stephen Bly

    Stephen Bly (1944-2011) authored and co-authored with his wife, Janet Chester Bly, more than 100 books, both historical and contemporary fiction and nonfiction. He won the Christy Award in the category western novel for The Long Trail Home, from The Fortunes of the Black Hills Series. Other novels were Christy Award finalists: The Outlaw's Twin Sister, Picture Rock, and Last of the Texas Camp. His last novel, Stuart Brannon's Final Shot, finished with the help of his widow, Janet Chester Bly, and three sons--Russell, Michael, and Aaron--was a SELAH Award finalist. She just completed her first solo adult Indie novel, Wind in the Wires, Book 1, Trails of Reba Cahill.

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