Forced to leave colonial Virginia to avoid religious persecution for their Christian beliefs, Ambrose and Mary Dixon embrace the Quaker life in pre-Revolutionary War Somerset County, Maryland with their family. However, their daughter Mary falls in love and threatens to break up the family unit. Will her romantic interest destroy the family?
Inspired by true events, Col. John Washington (ancestor of President George Washington), Randall Revell, Tom Cottingham, Edmund Beauchamp ward off Indian attacks and conquer the wilds of Maryland's Eastern shore in 17th century colonial America in this historical novel.
The history of colonial Virginia and Maryland come alive in this action-packed novel which will appeal to a wide-range audience. FreeHearts is the third novel in the Tapestry of Love series.
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Mum always said it was a miracle that God kept us safe in the Meeting House during the storm, especially since our home was destroyed. I shouldn't have become upset with Mary Jane. I know she's right. Still, I can't help myself. I love Edmund and I'll accept his proposal of marriage no matter what the Church says, even if they disown me. Surely, God will forgive me—but will Mum and Papa?
Based on the memoirs of a Pearl Harbor survivor. Letters from two pen pals take the reader on a journey into the past, a past where nightmares came true, and when hatred reigned.
A delightfully rare Historical Novel. 85% a biography of a spy, musician, mother and her neice trapped behind German lines in World War I. This background led to a diplomatic post in World War II. Aged 92, Vera disclosed her past life one year before
