The Tory Widow

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by Christine Blevins

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Published: 2010

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From the talented(Bertrice Small) author of Midwife of the Blue Ridge, a stirring novel set on the brink of the American Revolution.On a bright May day in New York City, Anne Peabody receives an unexpected kiss from a stranger. Bringing news of the repeal of the Stamp Act, Jack Hampton, a member of the Sons of Liberty, abruptly sweeps Anne into his arms, kisses herand then leaves her to her fate of an arranged marriage1775: Nearly ten years have passed and Anne, now the Widow Merrick, continues her late husbands business printing Tory propaganda, not because she believes in the cause, but because she needs the money to survive. When her shop is ransacked by the Sons of Liberty, Anne once again comes face to face with Jack and finds herself drawn to the ardent patriot and his rebel cause.As shots ring out at Lexington and war erupts, Anne is faced with a life-altering decision: sit back and watch her world torn apart, or stand and fight for both her countrys...

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