20s, guarded, tough / United States cook

Ripped apart from her slave family when she was sold as a child, Duncan is rescued from abuse by burly Irish tavern owner Doherty who puts her to work but also comes to love her like a daughter. Scars of youth remain ingrained as well as a cynicism to life that Doherty has instilled. Living in remote Erie, the last thing she imagined was the chaos of war to impact her life, or that she would find love with a young, white officer – and never that she would risk her life to infiltrate the enemy as a spy. The one constant is an enduring friendship with Bridgenorth.

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