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The Girl of My Heart Synopsis
On Christmas Eve, the orphaned Joan escapes a cruel mistress and finds refuge at the White family estate. After Joan convinces young Rodney White, who suffers from white plague, not to take his own life, he takes her out West, along with his Aunt Prudence, in hopes of recovering his health. There they learn that Major Philips is selling whiskey at an Indian settlement. Threatened by the discovery, Philips hires the renegade Chawa to kill Rodney and kidnap Joan. Rodney is only injured, however, and he recovers with the aid of the hermit Dr. Norman. After rescuing Joan from her kidnapper, Rodney learns that he is cured, and he and Joan fall in love.
The Victoria Cross Synopsis
Maj. Ralph Seton is a British army officer stationed in Cawnpore, India, when the Sepoy Rebellion--a mutiny of Indian soldiers in the Brtitish army in India--breaks out in 1857. He receives the prestigious Victoria Cross--the highest decoration that can be awarded to a British soldier--for his actions in battle. However, after a night of drunken debauchery, he is stripped of the honor and disgraced in front of his love, Joan Strathallen, the daughter of his commanding officer. When Indian rebel leader Azimoolah instigates an uprising by the natives and has Joan kidnapped, Seton sets out to redeem his honor and save the woman he loves.
"The Victoria Cross" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
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The Girl of My Heart