Lies and Promises

Even as the British prepare their invasion, Martine Jolliet drives her maid’s attacker out into the streets of Quebec. She gets unexpected help from a handsome, scarred trapper. Her father, a local official, offers Dominic Charteris lodging in gratitude, but Martine soon offers her heart and hand. The attacker, part of a cabal headed by senior government officials, instigates a cascade of arrests, vicious attacks, corruption, and murder that start Martine and Dominic on the trail of high-le...