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Matthew Smith seizes Sarah Lloyd and her family as prisoners on a clear autumn day. Leading a party of British deserters, he now holds the family hostage north of Saratoga, New York. The Americans have just won a decisive battle, the turning point in their revolution, but Matthew’s turning point is yet to come.
On another battlefield in Pennsylvania, the Lloyd’s oldest son struggles to find meaning in this war, while his twin sister remains trapped inside the British-occupied, rebel-capital of Philadelphia.
The fate of each one of these people will be forged together that brutal winter of 1777.
Matthew stood a moment, his musket at his side. He was exhausted and so full of grief as he stared down at his dead companion. He had no more strength left. Heaven help him, Jamie was dead. Matthew took in a deep breath and gave an order to the remaining solider: "Find something to cover 'im. Then look after the sergeant."
The fellow disappeared into the bedroom and soon returned with a quilt. Matthew solemnly covered Jamie with it then sat in the Windsor chair by the fireplace while the other man went into the bedroom again. Matthew placed his musket across his thighs. His eyes stung wi | |  | | The Maiden's Song
Sargon, a slave, trusts a vision that foretells his destiny--to win an empire from the chaos of Mesopotamia. Stranger still, the maiden's song will lead him in this newfound quest.
Along the fertile plains of ancient Mesopotamia a slave finds he must trust a vision given to him by an unearthly stranger. Will Sargon be the first man in history to forge an empire? The maiden's song might just unlock his destiny; this ethereal melody sung by the beautiful woman he rescued from death. Sargon might win his dream and it could be the woman he comes to love who may help him claim it. |
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