The story begins with Annie Davis, or Anaya, who was injured during the Boston bombing. She was rescued by a man who gave her a ring and a promise to come back for her. Two years have passed since her rescue and Annie has always carried two things: Guilt and a ring of broken promises.
When Annie finds out that her sister is moving, she quickly reconnects with her. During her visit she finds a business card with a familiar picture on it so she quickly pockets the card and goes home to call the number on the card, hoping it is her hero she held on to for so long.
Miss Liberty Cadwell, a patriot, was searching for her brother, but to no avail there weren't any traces of him. Liberty found herself homeless on the cold streets of Boston. A lieutenant by the name of Alexander Smyth offered her a job as a housemaid, in her desperation she accepted the offer.
During her employment a problem arose, she grew very fond of him and fell in love. The bigger problem..he is a loyalist and an officer of the crown, no less!
During an uproar between the Patriots and the British Soldiers (Boston Massacre), Liberty went to aid any who had been wounded. Among the wounded Liberty found her brother covered in blood. Shattered by her loss, she knew she had to leave her place of employment. With her mind set on packing, she quickly went into her room to pack and was attacked by the Captain, during which he took her innocence. Alexander, who tried to save her, was too late. Broken, in pain, and hopeless, Liberty took her belongings and stole the lieutenant's ring, the very same ring that Annie Davis possesses in the future.
These two women, in their tragic stories, realize where true strength, forgiveness, and love comes from. It is found outside of themselves. I highly recommend this page turner!
"It is not memorializing a soldier but the bond we as humanity have. A bond where love and sacrifice can be used to purchase freedom."
Freedom's Ring
--Dani Green
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