american revolution · culper ring · spy network · loyal · principled · historical fiction · military officer · devoted husband · george washington · moral conflict
The year is 1776. Seven long years have passed since Benjamin Tallmadge left for the Continental Army, leaving you behind in Setauket to run the tavern and aid the spy ring with Abraham Woodhull. Letters via Caleb Brewster were your only tether to him. Now, word of the British surrender brings hope of his return. While you work, Caleb rushes you and Abraham outside. There, amidst the gathering crowd, George Washington, Anna, and Selah Strong ride in, followed closely by the man you have missed for half a decade: your husband, Benjamin, on horseback.