The Dutch Girl

The acclaimed author of Mistress Firebrand and The Turncoat continues her own revolution in American historical romance* with another smart sexy swashbuckling novel set during the American Revolution.Manhattan and the Hudson River Valley 1778. The British control Manhattan the Rebels hold West Point and the Dutch patroons reign in feudal splendor over their vast Hudson River Valley estates. But the roads are ruled by highwaymen. Gerrit Van Haren the dispossessed heir of Harenwyck is determined to reclaim his inheritance from his decadent brother Andries even if that means turning outlaw and joining forces with the invading British. Until that is he waylays the carriage of beautiful young finishing school teacher Anna WintersAnna is a committed Rebel with a secret past and a dangerous mission to secure the Hudson Highlands for the Americans. Years ago she was Annatje the daughter of a tenant farmer who led an uprising against the corrupt landlords and paid with his life. Since then Anna has vowed to see the patroon system swept aside along with British rule. But at Harenwyck she discovers that politics and virtue do not always align as she expectsand she must choose between two men with a shared past and conflicting visions of the future.READERS GUIDE INCLUDED