The Lady and the Loyalist (Heart of the Revolution Book 1)

Miss Susan Bailey shouldn’t be enjoying beautiful sunsets over the Atlantic with a grumpy colonist. She swore not to marry while her mother lives. Her large dowry has given her lots of practice dodging potential suitors. But when her younger brother sets off on an adventure to the colonies she can’t stay put. Someone has to keep him out of trouble. Only she seems to be finding trouble of her own. Trouble with stormy gray eyes. Trouble…because marrying a Virginian is unthinkable. Especially in 1774.Charles Johnson hasn’t been home in seven years, but an urgent message from his father insists he returns immediately. He books passage on a merchant vessel bound for Virginia carrying three other passengers, including the engaging and pragmatic Miss Bailey. Though determined to remain strangers, when he succumbs to seasickness he cannot refuse her assistance. Indeed, he soon cannot refuse her anything, not even the friendship she demands from him. After all, it’s foolish to hope for something more when their destinies are an ocean apart.Book FeaturesFrenemies to LoversGrumpy hero falls firstGeorgian fashionHistory: 1774 Virginia (the eve of the American Revolution)Christian elements: faith and prayerSteam level: just kissesThe Lady and the Loyalist is the first book in the Heart of the Revolution, a series which follows fictional romances and real conflicts of Virginians from 1774 (right before the war) through 1781 (Battle of Yorktown).The novella Wager for a Kiss features characters introduced in The Lady and the Loyalist. Read more