Treason Trail

By Kit Hawthorne

Description:

A mysterious stranger holds the key to the fate of the nation.

In the final days of the American Revolutionary War, Nessa Shaw tends to the sick and wounded at the Continental Army camp in Charlestown, South Carolina. When she stumbles upon a man lying unconscious on a forest trail, she quickly realizes he is unlike any patient she has ever encountered. With no memory of his past, his only clues to his identity are his first name—August—and the certainty that he is a Patriot. Against her better judgment, Nessa grows closer to August, trusting him with secrets that could cost her dearly. But when she discovers a deadly plot that could change the course of the war, Nessa must question everything she thought she knew about August and his true allegiances.

Book Takeaway:

A faithful friend is a strong defense: and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure.

Why the author wrote this book:

The end of the American Revolution, following the victory at Yorktown, may seem like a time when the army had nothing to do but sit around and wait for the peace talks in Paris to conclude. But the war wasn't over yet. There were still skirmishes, mutinies, and suspected treachery. I wanted to explore ways that the Patriots could plausibly have lost at this stage, and craft a love story between two war-weary Patriots struggling to hold on to hope.