The Loyal League - La série

En pleine guerre de Sécession, Ellen Burns, une affranchie qui sert la cause abolitionniste, accepte une mission d'infiltration dans le Sud. Se faisant passer pour une esclave, elle est envoyée dans une riche plantation de Virginie où elle rencontre Malcolm McCall. Bien qu'il porte l'uniforme confédéré tant haï, Ellen se rend vite compte qu'ils sont du même bord. Peu à peu l'étau se resserre sur les deux espions que lie un amour passionné et interdit. Coûte que coûte, ils défendront leur idéal même s'ils doivent se séparer à jamais. Alyssa Cole nous offre dans son roman Un amour interdit, une histoire palpitante et originale, entre une ancienne esclave, Ellen Burns, et un faux agent de la Confédération du Sud esclavagiste, Malcolm McCall, pour qui l'amour est un véritable combat.

The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor--but for one scientist spy and her philosopher soldier, war could bind them together . . . For three years of the War Between the States, Marlie Lynch has helped the cause in peace: with coded letters about anti-Rebel uprisings in her Carolina woods, tisanes and poultices for Union prisoners, and silent aid to fleeing slave and Freeman alike. Her formerly enslaved mother's traditions and the name of a white father she never knew have protected her--until the vicious Confederate Home Guard claims Marlie's home for their new base of operations in the guerilla war against Southern resistors of the Rebel cause. Unbeknowst to those under her roof, escaped prisoner Ewan McCall is sheltering in her laboratory. Seemingly a quiet philosopher, Ewan has his own history with the cruel captain of the Home Guard, and a thoughtful but unbending strength Marlie finds irresistible. When the revelation of a stunning family secret places Marlie's freedom on the line, she and Ewan have to run for their lives into the hostile Carolina night. Following the path of the Underground Railroad, they find themselves caught up in a vicious battle that could dash their hopes of love--and freedom--before they ever cross state lines.

A fresh new package for a sweeping, action-packed historical romance set in the Civil War, perfect for historical fiction readers new to Alyssa Cole after her award-winning bestselling novel When No One Is Watching. When the Union Army occupies the Florida home of Cuban Janeta Sanchez, daughter of an enslaved woman and the plantation owner who married her, her family’s wealth does not protect her father from being imprisoned. Under duress and blaming herself for the arrest, Janeta agrees to infiltrate a group called the Loyal League as a double agent—and unexpectedly finds a cause truly worth the sacrifice. Daniel Cumberland, born free in Massachusetts, studied law with dreams of helping his people—dreams that died the night he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Daniel is rescued, but he’s a changed man. When he’s offered entry into the Loyal League, the covert organization of Black spies who helped free him, he seizes the opportunity for vengeance against the Confederacy and those who support it. Daniel is aggravated by the headstrong and much too observant new detective he’s paired with, while Janeta is intrigued by the broken but honorable man she is tasked with betraying. As they embark on a mission to intercept Jefferson Davis and thwart European meddling, their dual hidden agendas are threatened by the ghosts of their pasts and a growing affection that could strengthen both the Union and their souls—or lead to their downfall.