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Callista Brooke is caught between her England‑born roots and her new life in America as the Revolutionary War erupts. When a violent crowd threatens her, Lord George Gordon Audley—a childhood friend and former savior—reappears to defend her. Their shared history, forged in exile to Jamaica and Ashkenaz, now tests loyalty, honor, and a deepening passion as they challenge the rigid aristocratic society that left them behind. Surviving imprisonment and exile, Gordon returns to reclaim both Callista and his own tarnished honor, risking everything for love and freedom.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Mary Jo Putney
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