Circle of Spies (56 page)

And oh, the joys I had in my research! This time in our nation's history resulted in changes we still feel the effect of today. Lincoln seized more control into the hands of the president than anyone before him in history thought possible, and we can't know what he intended to do after peace returned to the land. Though it's often overlooked in the shadow of his assassination, two other targets that night survived. Who's to say the Culpers didn't have a hand in that?

The KGC reportedly hid massive amounts of gold, weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies in hopes of a future uprising. We don't know where most of them are, though many treasure hunters joyfully follow the clues laid out.

What we do know is that from its very foundation, the United States has been a nation of diversity…diversity that can either make it great or fracture it. Through writing this series, I gained new appreciation and love for the country I call home, and new determination to do what I can to keep it on solid footing. It's my prayer that through reading the Culper books, you too might wonder what you can do to carry on the Culper legacy and quietly effect change in your world.

About the Author

Roseanna M. White
grew up in the mountains of West Virginia, the beauty of which inspired her to begin writing as soon as she learned to pair subjects with verbs. She spent her middle and high school days penning novels in class, and her love of books took her to a school renowned for them. After graduating from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, she and her husband moved back to the Maryland side of the same mountains they equate with home. Roseanna is the author of two biblical novels as well as several American historical romances. She is the senior reviewer at the Christian Review of Books, which she and her husband founded, the senior editor at WhiteFire Publishing, and a member of ACFW, HisWriters, and Colonial American Christian Writers.

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Ring of Secrets

Love Has No Place in a World of Spies

1779—Winter Reeves is an aristocratic American Patriot forced to hide her heart amid the British Loyalists of the city of New York. She has learned to keep her ears open so she can pass information on British movements to Robbie Townsend, her childhood friend, and his spy ring. If she's caught, she will be executed for espionage, but she prays the Lord's protection will sustain her, and Robbie has taught her the tools of the trade—the wonders of invisible ink, secret drop locations and, most importantly, a good cover.

Bennet Lane returns to New York from his Yale professorship with one goal: to find General Washington's spy hidden among the ranks of the city's elite. Searching for a wife was supposed to be nothing more than a convenient cover story for his mission, but when he meets Winter, with her too-intelligent eyes in her too-blank face, he finds a mystery that can't be ignored.

Both are determined to prevail at any cost…and each is committed to a separate cause. Will God lead them to a shared destiny or lives lived apart?

Whispers from the Shadows

I Love Her…Can I Trust Her?

I Love Him…Is He Safe?

1814—England and America are again at war. Sudden and implacable treachery causes Gwyneth Fairchild's world to crumble in a moment's time. The daughter of a British general, she barely saves her life by fleeing London aboard a ship bound for America. Her goal is to find refuge with the Lane family in Maryland. Yet after meeting the Lanes' son, Thaddeus, Gwyn wonders how safe she is. For she discovers that this family trades in a dangerous commodity—espionage.

Thad Lane is a prominent citizen in the city of Baltimore. He has the ear of everyone, and he is in a unique position to pass on to leaders of government exactly what he hears. Not long after the beautiful and British Gwyneth Fairchild finds safe haven in his community, he experiences the tug of love, though he fears it may blur lines of loyalty. With family playing the part of enemies and enemies proving themselves friends, a future with Gwyn is more than uncertain—it could be life threatening.

In the end, with the British advancing relentlessly on Baltimore, Thad and Gwyn have to trust in their shared faith in God to be a shield about them. To give them a future and a hope.

Fairchild's Lady
and
A Hero's Promise

Don't miss Roseanna's free e-novellas that take place between the full books in this exciting series!

Fairchild's Lady

In 1789 General Isaac Fairchild travels across the Channel on a very special assignment. After surviving the American Revolution, he is now gathering information on life at King Louis XVI's court. But he must also locate a countess and her grown daughter and escort them back to England before revolution explodes in France. He knows danger is in the task set before him, but when he meets the beautiful Julienne, a new peril beckons him deeper into the intrigue of Versailles.

A Hero's Promise

January 1835

Baltimore, Maryland

Lenna Lane has already had to postpone her wedding three times. With only two days until their nuptials, Naval Lieutenant Jack Arnaud finally makes it home from a harrowing tour of duty…but something vital has shifted in their world. Can Lenna put Jack's career at risk by sharing the secrets she has kept during his absence? And what is he keeping from her? Jack has never wanted anything to come between him and Lenna, but he cannot bring her into the Culper Ring—and his homecoming is met with a clandestine task of the utmost importance. Will satires and runaways and assassination plots come between them? Or will the promise they made as mere children hold them together still?

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