![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By the time Severin meets up with Jenny once again, she is on a British hanging list, and Severin is ordered to find her-and deliver her to certain death. Months later, Jenny has abandoned her dreams of stage glory and begun writing seditious plays for the Rebels under the pen name “Cornelia,” ridiculing “Gentleman Johnny” Burgoyne and his army-and undermining the crown’s campaign to take Albany. Severin’s mission is to keep the pleasure-loving general focused on the war effort…and away from pretty young actresses. But the tables are turned when Severin himself can’t resist Jennifer Leighton… Immersing the reader in 1777 Philadelphia, sweeping from decadent high-society balls to the filth of battlefield infirmariesa thrilling read. But her plan is foiled by British intelligence officer Severin Devere. A combination of historical espionage and smoldering romance, Thorland’s first novel is a surprising and engrossing tale. When the playwright General John Burgoyne visits the city, fresh from a recent success in the capitol, she seizes the opportunity to court his patronage. With her witty comedies, American actress Jennifer Leighton has been packing the John Street Theater, but she longs to escape the provincial circuit for the glamour of the London stage. ![]()
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