Donna E Lane

This Hallowed Ground Donna E Lane

This Hallowed Ground is the story of one man's journey from unbearable loss to redemption, from soul-shattering doubt to restoration, and from abject despair to hope and love. The story of Job comes to the turbulent times of 1860's America. For Aidan (Mac) MacAlister, his beloved land is sacred. He loves working the fields with his Pa, fishing the stream, hunting with friends, playing with his three sisters - until war darkens their horizon and threatens to take it all away. Mac's Pa believes the right to defend his family's land is God-given. His Ma teaches, "Thou shalt not kill." But what is right in God's eyes?



Aidan follows his Pa into battle, which takes him on a journey through ashes and desolation and mourning. The horrors he witnesses during the war cause Mac to question all he's ever believed. Blood on his hands and bitterness in his soul, he returns home to find he has lost everything, his land taken by Union occupation forces. His one chance to reclaim his home is to fight for the side that took everything from him.

Sent West, Mac finds himself in a war against the native people who, just like him, are only trying to protect their land. His torturous journey takes him from reluctant war hero to deserter to slave to Lakota warrior - all to keep this hallowed ground.