The Rebel and the Rose

The Rebel and the Rose

The American Rebel who loves an English Rose has many challenges confronting him.<br /><br />Alan Maxwell, a Virginia planter, arrives in England in 1773 to plead America’s cause before the British government. At a ball he meets Lady Barbara Carr, a young aristocratic girl whose beauty and grace catch his attention. <br /><br />Barbara notices the dark, handsome American before she is forced to wed him to pay her father’s debts and finds herself on a ship. As they sail to America, passion ignites between them and on the long slow journey they fall in love.<br /><br />The America Barbara finds is on the brink of revolution and soon at war. After Alan leaves to fight, Barbara must run the plantation and look after their children alone. How can their love for each other endure hardships, misunderstandings and war as a nation is founded?<br /><br /><br />“In this masterfully told tale Joan Wolf makes a very important part of American history come alive through the story of two charismatic characters.”(Rave Reviews)<br />