Star Keeper

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Return to the thrilling days of the Revolutionary War with award-winning author Patricia Potter, in the tale of a courageous man willing to die for his nation's freedom...and a captivating beauty who dares to cross battle lines to claim the heart of a man who comes her Star Keeper.As the War of Independence rages on, Philadelphians are riveted by the seafaring escapades of a rogue rebel sympathizer known only as the Star Rider. This daring hero uses his own vessel to sabotage the British—until his ship goes down in a ferocious battle at sea. Somehow the gravely injured Star Rider escapes...but if the British find him, he will surely hang. Little do they know that John Patrick Sutherland, alias Star Rider, is hiding in plain sight. Posing as a soldier for the king, Sutherland is recovering under the care of Annette Carey, a beautiful loyalist who has turned her home into a hospital for wounded British troops.He is fascinated by Annette, a gray-eyed angel of mercy whose gentle touch belies the strength and courage that helped her survive a brutal past. But Sutherland knows he will do whatever it takes to escape the gallows—and to save the woman he cannot bear to lose. Until he learns that he can't run forever, and discovers that true love is about the promises you keep.