Susanna Smith has always known she would marry up. She really had no choice. She wants to help the less fortunate and that is the means to do so. But she cringes at being a part of what attracts a prestigious husband. "If only she could flirt as effortlessly" as her beautiful sister Mary.
Benjamin Ross came from a farming family and is a rising country lawyer who wants to change his world. Even though the colonies are still under British rule, he dreams of life without the king's tyranny. He and Susanna had played together as children but does he remember her and her vain words? The two are drawn together as adults but Benjamin knows he is not what Susanna is expected to marry. Throughout the story, both must struggle with what they feel is ethical vs. what is lawful.
I love Ms. Hedlund's attention to historical detail and her work is well researched. This is my favorite time period in American history, on the eve of the American Revolution, set in Massachusetts where much of the unrest and uncertainty to the colonies' future was most vividly felt. Ms. Hedlund has created two characters full of passion for what they believe in and struggling to fulfill the roles expected of the in a story filled with romance, mystery and drama. If you love historical fiction, this is one you won't want to put down. Available in bookstores this week.
I did receive this book free from Bethany House in exchange for an honest review and am in no way obligated to leave a positive review.
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