An American patriot in occupied territory, Mercy finds herself falling for an enemy officer. Will she choose her country or her heart?
Mercy Hayes has watched two cousins and four sisters wend their ways through ridiculous trials for love. She has no intention of following in their follies when she falls in love. She also had no intention of returning to Philadelphia while the redcoats occupy her home--until her cousin needs her.
Mercy holds her nose--literally and figuratively--to help, trying to forget her last moments in the city and an encounter with a certain captain.
Captain Lawrence Rogers knows that His Majesty's troops cannot win the war unless they can sway the hearts and minds of Americans. But when Mercy Hayes joins him in Lord David Beaufort's household, Lawrence only cares about winning one heart.
Lawrence and Mercy find themselves drawn to one another even while their loyalties threaten to tear them apart. Can these star-crossed lovers find a place for them?