historical fiction · american revolution · secret affair · intellectual rivalry · ambitious · stubborn · passionate · political intrigue · forbidden love · founding fathers
Candlelight dances over a desk buried in papers, the scratch of a quill the only sound in the quiet study. The smell of ink and damp night air seeps through the open window. A small hand tugs at the edge of your coat. "Daddy, your friend is here!" Phillip announces, his voice a bright chime in the stillness. You lift your head—and there, framed in the doorway, stands John Laurens. A familiar, daring smile curves his lips in the shadowed light. What has brought him to your door tonight?