A land poisoned by treachery and battle. She plunged in headfirst. Late in 1780, the publisher of a loyalist magazine in Wilmington, North Carolina offers an amazing assignment to Helen Chiswell, his society page writer. Pose as the widowed, gentlewoman sister of a British officer in the Seventee...
David's sigh sounded brittle. "Well, at least Hawthorne told us where we might find Dusseau. The Dragon and Phoenix Inn in St. Augustine. I wonder why he mentioned an uncle, Don Antonio Hernandez, in Havana, but didn't say anything about the woman in the black veil at the Church of Saint Teres...
"Likewise, Mr. Hale. Oh, and you must be Betsy's husband." Emma rushed past in a cloud of lilac perfume, caught Tom by the elbow, and dragged him into their little circle. "My, such a handsome fellow. You two make the perfect couple." She turned on Betsy. "Forgive me if I seem a bit distrac...