"A historical romance of the first order, Walther's tale of lust and intrigue set on the brink of the American Revolution will delight fans of the genre...Passion, intrigue, and danger abound." -Kathleen Hughes, Booklist
"Sent to Virginia in February 1775 by influential French aristocrats, Comtesse Eugenie Devereux is pledged to determine the advisability of committing French political assistance and finances to the rebellious American colonists. She poses as a skilled equestrian participating in plantation life, but her task is complicated by an attraction to Bridger Goodrich, a notorious privateer of the period, whose principles and loyalties oppose hers....." from the cover
"Sent to Virginia in February 1775 by influential French aristocrats, Comtesse Eugenie Devereux is pledged to determine the advisability of committing French political assistance and finances to the rebellious American colonists. She poses as a skilled equestrian participating in plantation life, but her task is complicated by an attraction to Bridger Goodrich, a notorious privateer of the period, whose principles and loyalties oppose hers....." from the cover
