The author of the book “The Captive Witch” is Dale Van Every. It is a historical fiction novel set in the Kentucky desert in the late 18th century. The story is about follows Adam Frane, he is a woodsman and soldier and Nita, she is a woman who had chosen the life of a Cherokee squaw over her civilized past. The book analyzes their survival during the brutal winter of ’79 in an isolated cave. It is a story of adventure, love and struggle between civilization and the untamed wilderness.