Loyalty's Pursuit

By: McNear, Shannon

She needs a husband to survive. A wife is the last thing he wants right now.

August 1780. After the Battle of Camden leaves British camp follower Bess Eaton widowed, expecting a child, and stranded in enemy territory, she faces two impossible choices: a return to an England that offers her nothing...or marriage to a stranger before the army marches on without her.

Backcountry loyalist Rob MacFarlane has already buried a wife and son and has no intention of risking his heart again. But he can't ignore the vulnerable widow in his path. What begins as an act of duty quickly becomes something far more complicated when he offers Bess protection-and a name.

As war rages and the British cause begins to crumble, their fragile alliance is tested at every turn. Loyalties fracture. Faith is questioned. And the lines between enemy and neighbor blur. To survive, Rob must decide what allegiance truly costs-and Bess must choose whether she can trust not only the man she married...but the God she's never fully known.

For readers of Roseanna M. White and Jocelyn Green, Loyalty's Pursuit is a sweeping Revolutionary War romance of marriage of convenience, deepening faith, and unexpected love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1963212746
• ISBN13: 9781963212747
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Wild Heart Books
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Revolution to Romance

A great beginning to this new For Love and Loyalty series. The setting of the American Revolution was difficult as neighbors chose different sides for different reasons and also switched sides and I felt this book gives us a deeper understanding of what difficult choices they had to make. I didn’t realize women and children followed from camp to camp therefore this was an eye-opener to what they endured. Bess has a decision to make after becoming a widow who is expecting a child and I felt her angst because I was drawn into the story by the way it is written. If you like swoony romance along with your history lesson then this is the book for you. I loved the Faith and determination these people showed as well as the resilience to adapt. It kept me turning pages from the beautiful cover to the end. I enjoyed the author’s notes and glossary at the end. I look forward to more in this series. I received a complimentary copy from CelebrateLit/Wild Heart Books. The honest review and opinions are my own and were not required.