A female Army Ranger thrust into a brutal 1814 pirate kingdom. A broken modern veteran fighting the ghosts of his past. A timeless war colliding with a secret global conspiracy.
Former Army Ranger Wilhelmina "Billie" Malone expects nothing more than a few days away from her successful Napa Valley catering business when she travels to Louisiana. But a chance stop at an estate sale leaves her with a magnificent topaz brooch. She has no reason to believe it is anything more than a stunning piece of jewelry-until she opens it, triggering a magic that rips her from the 21st century and drops her straight into the lawless swamp of Barataria in 1814.
Stranded on the bloody eve of the Battle of New Orleans, the battle-hardened veteran is forced to reinvent herself to survive. Adopting a bold new persona-Penny Lafitte-she uses a local woman's secret to craft blue dye from red cabbage. Weaponizing the striking blue streaks in her hair to give herself a psychological edge, she embeds herself within the inner circle of the legendary pirate king, Jean Lafitte, who finds her unusual appearance and fierce attitude entirely intriguing.
Back in the present, former NYPD cop and Marine Rick O'Grady discovers that Billie has vanished. He plunges into the past after her without hesitation, knowing exactly what it takes to survive in a war zone. When Rick tracks her down, they join forces with Lafitte and General Andrew Jackson in a desperate bid to defend New Orleans from the British.
But that's not the only battle they fight. They are quickly swept into a shadowy struggle that extends far beyond the war itself-right into the crosshairs of the Illuminati, a centuries-old global cabal intent on controlling the world's wealth. To protect history, their futures, and each other, they must expose a deadly conspiracy before the fires of war consume them all.
The Topaz Brooch is a dark, gritty, and high-stakes time-travel romance where power, deep-seated loyalty, and slow-burn desire collide.
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