Book description
1812. Bored with the mundane commitments of his new role as the Duke of
Penrith s agent in the town of Woolbridge in Durham, returning soldier
Raif Jarrett is having second thoughts about civilian life. As the
Easter fairs come to town, markets where everything from ribbons to
cattle is traded, the town readies itself for upheaval. The local mills
are bringing in machinery, which will increase production, but jobs will
be lost. As a group of radicals begin to rail against the plight of the
workers and one of the judges brings in the military as a precaution, it
seems Woolbridge is headed for trouble. When Raif s young cousin comes
to stay and gets involved, Raif will be forced to act to keep his family
safe and his town intact. Soon enough a salesman lies dead in his bed
and a radical is brutally murdered out on the hillsides. All the while,
the lovely Henrietta Lonsdale continues to capture Raif s imagination,
but a visit from an old flame is sure to ruffle the lady s feathers
& 1812. Bored with the mundane commitments of his new role as the
Duke of Penrith s agent in the town of Woolbridge in Durham, returning
soldier Raif Jarrett is having second thoughts about civilian life. As
the Easter fairs come to town, markets where everything from ribbons to
cattle is traded, the town readies itself for upheaval. The local mills
are bringing in machinery, which will increase production, but jobs will
be lost. As a group of radicals begin to rail against the plight of the
workers and one of the judges brings in the military as a precaution, it
seems Woolbridge is headed for trouble. When Raif s young cousin comes
to stay and gets involved, Raif will be forced to act to keep his family
safe and his town intact. Soon enough a salesman lies dead in his bed
and a radical is brutally murdered out on the hillsides. All the while,
the lovely Henrietta Lonsdale continues to capture Raif s imagination,
but a visit from an old flame is sure to ruffle the lady s feathers
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