A soldier must choose between his heartâs desire or his duty to country in this gripping novel of friendship and survival.
Maxence Ãtienne believes fiercely in the Revolution and longs for his name to be listed among the heroes bringing liberty to France. Itâs been almost two years of non-stop war, but the monarchy has fallen, and heâs beginning to see the changes so many of his countrymen have fought for. With war still raging, Maxence is transferred from Paris to the port city of Nantes, a hotbed of counterrevolutionaries, to help stamp out rebellion against the new republic.
Maxence is called upon to settle a disturbance between a priest and a young counterrevolutionary womanâArmelle Bernard. The argument with the priest escalates, ending in an order for Armelleâs immediate execution.
Maxence has seen his share of violence and bloodshed, but he canât kill a woman whose only crime is taunting a clergyman. While helping her escape, he is forced to kill a fellow soldier and ends up imprisoned by the same revolutionaries he had sworn his allegiance to. When Armelle risks her life to free him, the two become fugitives. Now they must find a way to rise above their prejudices and learn to trust each other as they struggle to find a path to peace, and to freedom.
Arlem Hawks began making up stories before she could write. Living all over the western United States and traveling around the world gave her a love of cultures and people and the stories they have to tell. She has a bachelorâs degree in communications, with an emphasis in print journalism, and she lives in Utah with her husband and four children.
Justine Eyre is an award-winning audiobook narrator who has recorded over three-hundred titles. Named a 2013 AudioFile Best Voice, she has won an Audie Award and multiple Earphones Awards. Classically trained and multilingual, she performs on stage, television, and film and has had roles in King Lear and The Crucible, on Two and a Half Men and Mad Men, and in multiple indie-circuit films.