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    Windsong

    By Judith E. French

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    In 1753, Rory Desmond, an infamous Irish rebel, flees the hangman's rope to the Maryland Colony to become a tobacco planter. Years later, a respectable widower with a child, he returns secretly to Connemara to wed an heiress he has never laid eyes on. Mourning his dead wife, Rory has agreed to this marriage of convenience arranged by the girl's father. But the bride has other ideas. Aided by her devout mother, she defies her absent father by running away to enter a convent, leaving in her place her penniless, illegitimate half-sister Linna O'Neill.

    Both girls are close in age; both bear the same name and share a likeness. Seeing her one chance to escape a life of drudgery and hunger by marrying Rory, Linna assumes her half-sister's identity. The wedding plans are interrupted when a traitor reveals Rory's whereabouts. Friendly allies warn him in time to make a desperate escape with Linna across the Atlantic to Maryland.

    Neither Rory nor Linna expect love from this match, but passion flares between them, and Linna's joy is haunted by the lie. When Rory learns the truth, the marriage shatters. He returns the dowry and enlists as a scout for the English and Colonial soldiers in their battle against the French and Indians. When Rory's troops are massacred and word comes that he is dead, Linna refuses to believe he is lost. She leaves her infant child to journey into the savage wilderness to bring her beloved husband home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJudith E. French
    Release dateSep 11, 2014
    ISBN9781310243608
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    Judith E. French

    Judith E. French is the author of twenty-one full-length historical romances. Her adventure-laden novels, known for strong heroines and authentic research, are translated into numerous foreign languages and sold around the world. Judith has been a three time Romance Writers of America Rita finalist and has won several awards from Romantic Times Magazine and Affaire de Coeur. Not content to merely write Romance novels, Judith is a member of Romance Writers of America and belongs to the Delaware, Virginia, and Georgia Chapters. Judith, a farmer's daughter, is descended from colonial British settlers and Native Americans in the Chesapeake Bay region. No doubt reflected in her novels, she inherited a strong family tradition of story telling. The mother of four adult children, including best-selling historical novelist Colleen Faulkner, Judith lives with her husband, a Norwegian Elkhound, and several Siamese cats. The brood makes their home in a restored 18th century farmhouse near Maryland's Eastern Shore. The house has been in her family since 1734. Readers can find Judith's upcoming release, the novella The Bride of the Red Wolf, in the August release by Kensington, Castle Magic. This piece was written as a collaboration between Judith, her daughter Colleen, and their friend Hannah Howell. Before writing the novella, she was lucky enough to travel extensively in the Scottish Highlands. She enjoyed the country so much that she will be returning again in the summer of 1999 in order to do more research on this romantic area.

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