IsoldeVane
In the winter of 1782, Felicity Merriman has become Mrs. John Peyton at last.
Newly married and living in Williamsburg only months after the close of the Revolutionary War, Felicity finds herself suspended between the spirited girl she once was and the woman society now expects her to become. The bustling Patriot child who once raced horses through muddy streets must now manage a household, host callers with proper grace, and learn the quiet rhythms of married life beside her reserved young husband, John Peyton.
Yet Williamsburg itself is changing. The war may be ending, but its shadow lingers over the town's taverns, assembly rooms, and candlelit parlors. Amid snowy mornings, winter rides, elegant balls, and whispered conversations by the fire, Felicity begins to understand that adulthood is not a sudden transformation, but a slow unfolding of love, responsibility, and memory.