My Theodosia — Anya Seton

THEODOSIA

HER FATHER bound her to him with a love transcending the ordinary.

HER HUSBAND could claim her, but he could never have her for his own.

THE OTHER MAN rich and ambitious, demanded that she betray her loyalty as a daughter and her vows as a wife.

Theodosia - a bewitching woman caught in a fierce drama of love and loyalty, with the fate of a young nation hanging perilously in the balance.


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THEODOSIA WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN -- PROVOCATIVE, DARING, AND IRRESISTIBLE.

She could have had any man she wanted. But her father found Joseph Alston the best suited for his plans. So with unquestioning faith in his judgment, Theo left her Richmond Hill home to marry the wealthy and influential southern gentleman.

Joseph was enchanted by the impetuous Theo and could forgive anything she did. But her new family wasn't as willing to accept her Yankee ways. For the first time in her life Theo felt alone. Alone with a man she didn't really love.

The once gay Theo longed for someone to relieve the boredom and isolation of her new life. Then dashing young Captain Meriwether Lewis appeared on the scene, and she began to see everything in a different light...