SummaryFrom the "talented"(Bertrice Small) author of Midwife
of the Blue Ridge, a stirring novel set on the brink of
the American Revolution.
On a bright May day in New York City, Anne Peabody receives
an unexpected kiss from a stranger. Bringing news of the
repeal of the Stamp Act, Jack Hampton, a member of the Sons
of Liberty, abruptly sweeps Anne into his arms, kisses
her—and then leaves her to her fate of an arranged
marriage...
1775: Nearly ten years have passed and Anne, now the Widow
Merrick, continues her late husband's business printing Tory
propaganda, not because she believes in the cause, but
because she needs the money to survive. When her shop is
ransacked by the Sons of Liberty, Anne once again comes face
to face with Jack and finds herself drawn to the ardent
patriot and his rebel cause.
As shots ring out at Lexington and war erupts, Anne is faced
with a life-altering decision: sit back and watch her world
torn apart, or stand and fight for both her country's
independence and her own.
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