by Eric Flint
First published 2016
Oliver Cromwell remains in Britain after his diplomatic mission ends, accompanied by American sharpshooter Julie Sims, her Scottish husband Alex Mackay, and Irish-American Darryl McCarthy. King Charles orders Cromwell's capture, dispatching Richard Boyle with a crew of Irish killers led by Finnegan to track the fugitives. The chase moves from England into Scotland, where local politics prove as brutal as their pursuers. Darryl finds himself torn between his Irish heritage and growing respect for Cromwell, the man his people consider a monster. Scottish partisans and English nobles alike underestimate what American marksmanship can accomplish. Julie Sims prepares to demonstrate that modern weapons change every assumption about warfare and survival.
Genres: historical-fiction, military-fiction, political-thriller, alternate-history
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Britain, England, Ireland, Scotland
Period: 1635
400 pages · Hardcover · Baen