Two souls with the same dream;
two wounded hearts fiercely protected.
Falling in love surprised them;
neither anticipated what love would teach them…
Unless A Love Be Free is not the usual set-in-England-man-of-noble-birth-meets-spunky-rags-to-riches-heroine story. It is the tale of two people, prisoners of their pasts, who share a dream of freedom. When they meet, each believes freedom is to be found elsewhere, somewhere other than where they are.
McKenzie Campbell has vowed never to love again. Widowed from an abusive husband, she tries not to remember what she once believed about love, the warmth of a man’s arms around her or the passion in his kiss.
Garrick Stuart has a reputation of cunning and ruthless disregard for the law. Arriving on George Island as a shackled prisoner, Garrick believes all is lost. George Island has a reputation as well. No one has ever escaped. It is here he will live out the consequences of a reputation that far outweighs his crimes.
A momentary encounter with McKenzie shakes the darkness from his soul. He cannot, will not, give up his freedom without a fight. When the moment presents itself, he risks it all to make one last bid for escape.
As their stories unwind and combine, as curiosity leads to a fragile bond of trust, both begin to understand that what they seek is within them, built on a foundation of self-acceptance and honesty, nurtured by love. Their odyssey begins in the confines of an island prison and climaxes on the vast reaches of the open sea, a metaphor for the journey of their hearts.
