Maiden America

In December 1776, the fate of the brand new United States of America is in extreme peril. The British and their Hessian help have seized New York City and are in the process of driving General Washington's war-weary Continental Army out of New Jersey as well.

That's the situation 17-year-old Abigail Carpenter finds herself caught in. Unable to flee Princeton, she instead has to watch her enemies march into town and take it over. When her brother is promptly thrown into prison, she and her sister-in-law are left alone to care for five boarding officers, including an arrogant captain, an unsettling lieutenant, and an attentive sergeant whom she has absolutely no desire to know better.

Housing those hateful men is difficult enough without taking on another unexpected guest: a wounded patriot spy with nowhere else to turn. Yet just like that, she's invited into a dangerous world of espionage that could make or break both her and her fledgling country. With the threat of a hangman's noose encircling her neck, and an unexpectedly complicated friendship on her mind, it's up to Abigail to figure out what's truly important and what she can sacrifice if she has no other choice.