First published 2014
Peggy Shippen catches the eye of Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold when she is half his age. The Philadelphia socialite charms the military commander, but she conceals her British loyalties and her romantic history with handsome spy John André. Arnold suffers from battle wounds and mounting debts while his faith in Washington and the colonial cause crumbles. Peggy seizes this opportunity to reunite with André and devise a scheme to surrender West Point to the British. She manipulates both men to secure wealth and status for herself and Arnold. The story unfolds through the eyes of Peggy's maid, a woman devoted to American independence who must choose between loyalty to her mistress and her country. When the maid discovers the conspiracy, she faces a decision that could destroy her life but might save the revolution.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, espionage, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Philadelphia, West Point
Period: Revolutionary War
496 pages · Kindle Edition · Howard Books
Content warnings: war