Liberty is Sweet

Newport, Rhode Island. Summer, 1763.

When a young servant named Phebe is sent on an errand to the harbor, she witnesses a moment that will change her life forever: her master purchasing a boy newly arrived on a slave ship. He is given a new name-Arthur-and placed in her care.

What begins as curiosity deepens into something far more dangerous.

As revolution ignites across the colonies, Phebe and Arthur are swept into a world unmoored by war, loyalty, and survival. Together, they flee from New E...