“Sophie runs her father’s printing press, has been widowed twice, raised a daughter. She wants to travel, and have more out of life. But, she didn’t plan on identifying her father’s corpse. She didn’t expect to flee from the British and the rebels, running with her brother; Mathias, a friend; Mathias’ Creek cousins and his French uncle. The group did intend to find her father’s murderer. As they escaped Georgia, they encountered bandits, Spanish assassins and runaway slaves.

“Adair’s novel tells of the Revolutionary War in the southern colonies, the Caribbean and Cuba. It’s a compelling story of little-known history, and a group of neutral people caught up between opposing forces. After reading this historical pageturner, I’m anxiously waiting for the sequel, The Blacksmith’s Daughter. “