Deze auteur duikt in de diepten van de geschiedenis en de stromingen van het heden, en creëert verhalen die beide rijken meesterlijk met elkaar verweven. Haar schrijven wordt geprezen om haar scherpe exploratie van de menselijke natuur en haar opmerkelijke vermogen om vervlogen tijdperken met directe intensiteit tot leven te wekken. Door middel van meeslepende verhalen onderzoekt ze ingewikkelde relaties en morele dilemma's, waarbij haar unieke stijl een diepe en blijvende indruk achterlaat bij de lezers.
Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in 1778, the story unfolds in British-occupied Manhattan and the Hudson River Valley, where highwaymen roam. Gerrit Van Haren, seeking to reclaim his family's estate from his brother, turns outlaw but encounters Anna Winters, a passionate Rebel with a hidden past. As she pursues her mission to dismantle the patroon system, Anna faces a moral dilemma involving Gerrit and another man, forcing her to reconcile her ideals with unexpected realities. A compelling tale of love, loyalty, and political intrigue.
Set against the backdrop of a brutal war, the story follows two lovers caught in opposing factions, where their relationship is fraught with danger and mistrust. With everything on the line and no chance for escape, they must navigate the complexities of loyalty, betrayal, and survival. The intense emotional stakes and the challenge of trusting one another add depth to their tumultuous bond as they confront the harsh realities of their divided loyalties.
1775, Boston Harbor. James Sparhawk, Master and Commander in the British Navy, knows trouble when he sees it. The ship he’s boarded is carrying ammunition and gold…into a country on the knife’s edge of war. Sparhawk’s duty is clear: confiscate the cargo, impound the vessel and seize the crew. But when one of the ship’s boys turns out to be a lovely girl, with a loaded pistol and dead-shot aim, Sparhawk finds himself held hostage aboard a Rebel privateer. Sarah Ward never set out to break the law. Before Boston became a powder keg, she was poised to escape the stigma of being a notorious pirate’s daughter by wedding Micah Wild, one of Salem’s most successful merchants. Then a Patriot mob destroyed her fortune and Wild played her false by marrying her best friend and smuggling a chest of Rebel gold aboard her family’s ship. Now branded a pirate herself, Sarah will do what she must to secure her family’s safety and her own future. Even if that means taking part in the cat and mouse game unfolding in Boston Harbor, the desperate naval fight between British and Rebel forces for the materiel of war—and pitting herself against James Sparhawk, the one man she cannot resist.
