When New Hampshire farmer William Stone came to Boston, he had no interest beyond the machinery for a new sawmill and visiting old friend Henry Knox. Then he encountered Lee Danvers, a haunted young woman who'd lost her fianc? to a sudden death. Having been damaged himself by an unfaithful sweetheart and a scandalous affair, Will shrinks from romance, while Lee's brief, flashing smile captivates him. The two troubled souls begin to find solace together in pre-revolutionary Boston, but the rising rebellion comes between them, confounding their budding relations. Dashing British officer Charles Haver also has eyes for Lee, and her father's support as well. Separated by war and circumstance, will they be reunited, or die trying?This tale of the beginning of the American Revolution weaves fictional romance into real history, bringing life to the times and people of the American War of Independence.
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