In 1775, three young indentured servants cross the Atlantic into a land bracing for revolution.They find brief sanctuary along the Hudson River, as new loyalties form amid forbidden love and the first sparks of war. But after a death at sea follows them ashore, accusations shatter their peace, forcing them to make impossible choices between survival and truth.As the revolution spreads, quiet acts of courage and a love that defies the rules of the age offer them a chance at redemption. But at what price?A richly atmospheric, suspenseful adventure set in the American Civil Revolutionary War, Constance Emmett's BOUND is a story of love lived in the shadows, and the cost of claiming one's own life when the surrounding world denies it."Wistfully haunting tale of a love lived in the shadows… Thoroughly recommended" - Katherine Mezzacappa, author of the award-winning The Maiden of Florence Constance was born in Brooklyn, New York, where her mother's family landed after leaving Belfast, Northern Ireland. Raised in the New York area, she grew up in the home of great readers, and became one herself. Writing detective fiction as a nine-year-old, she peppered the pages with snappy dialogue.Constance's fiction incorporates her love of origins as well as journeys taken at a walking pace. The Irish family stories found a lifelong home in Constance, and formed her as a writer. She creates characters who feel dislocation and regret but have the resilience common to all survivors.She lives with her wife and their dog in the foothills of the Berkshires. Both women were raised in the city, but they love almost everything about country life.
