Susannah Woods

When Kathryn Westcott runs away from her wedding, she does so in defiance of centuries' old tradition. No matter what her older brother thinks is best, she wants to marry for love, not a sound future. 

Jackson Taylor still can't forgive himself for wrongs committed years ago. A fresh start might just be what he needs to let go of the past. That includes looking for a wife. Love does not interest him; he simply wants a hard-working woman to bear his children and help him build a farm. 

In Baltimore, their paths cross not long before war comes to America's shores again. Choosing sides, they must each fight the war the only way they know how. 

Join Jack and Kate as they follow their own paths through Maryland while the British lay waste to the towns of the Chesapeake Bay.