St. George and St. Michael, Volume 1
The English Civil War tears apart more than a kingdom, it tears apart hearts. Dorothy Vaughan and Richard Heywood have known each other since childhood, but as whispers of rebellion become the roar of cannon fire, they find themselves standing on opposite sides of the greatest divide England has ever known. She is royalist to her core, devoted to king and church. He has found his conscience in the dissenting spirit of the Puritans, in a faith that demands he question even his king. When Dorothy challenges Richard to prove himself a man by joining the cause he believes in, she doesn't know she is asking him to lose her. George MacDonald weaves a tender, devastating portrait of two young people whose love cannot survive the collision of their convictions. This is not a tale of battlefields but of the harder-fought wars within: the war between duty and desire, between what the heart wants and what the conscience demands. The prose is lyrical, the emotional stakes devastating. For readers who love historical romance that refuses easy answers, who want to feel the weight of choosing principle over passion.
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