The Valley

The Valley

<p>Left suddenly penniless, the Honorable Sophia Grafton, a viscount’s orphaned daughter, sails to the New World to claim the only property left to her name: a tobacco plantation in the remote wilds of colonial Virginia. Enlisting the reluctant assistance of a handsome young French spy—at gunpoint— she gathers an unlikely group of escaped slaves and indentured servants, each seeking their own safe haven in the untamed New World.</p><p>What follows will test her courage and that of her companions as they struggle to survive a journey deep into a hostile wilderness and eventually forge a community of homesteads and deep bonds that will unite them for generations.</p><p>The first installment in an epic historical trilogy by Helen Bryan, the bestselling author of <i>War Brides</i> and <i>The Sisterhood</i>, <i>The Valley</i> is a sweeping, unforgettable tale of hardship, tenacity, love, and heartache.</p>