The Standard Bearer
1898
On a single summer day in 1685, a shepherd boy watches soldiers ride down men for the crime of praying together. That moment shatters Quintin MacClellan's world and sets him on a path through the bloodiest chapter of Scottish history. The Covenanters, those who refused to abandon their faith when the crown demanded conformity, are being hunted across the hills of Galloway. Quintin, raised in innocence among his family's flock, suddenly understands that the world contains men who will kill for worship. As he grows from boy to man, he must choose: safety through silence, or the dangerous honor of carrying the Blue Banner of the Covenant. Crockett writes with the grit of the land itself, wind-bitten and unflinching. This is historical fiction that pulses with the heartbeat of a country in revolt, where faith becomes defiance and every sunrise might bring soldiers to the door.
