In The Arms of My Enemy Book 1
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  • Wattys winner
Complete, First published Jul 27, 2019
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Fidelia Atwell, a fiery red-headed American, will do anything to protect her sister during the war of 1812: even marry her enemy, the British spy Lord William Greyville.
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When British spy Lord William Greyville promises to protect the American sisters of his childhood friend in exchange for his life, fiery American Fidelia Atwell finds herself married to her enemy to protect his cover and her sister's life. 
 The couple immediately butts heads, but Fidelia soon discovers her handsome husband to be a gentle and loving man who softens her feisty temper.  
When new dangers threaten Fidelia's life and William's cover, she finds herself playing the part of the spy to protect the man she loves and end the war that keeps them apart, but a traitor and an old enemy mean that failure will be something worse than death for William and the Atwell sisters.

As spies, they could both lose their lives.  
As husband and wife, they could both lose their hearts.

(Book One of the "In The Arms of My Love" Series)

[[Winner of the Watty's 2020 Historical Fiction Award!]]
[[Runner-up in the 2019 Covenant Communications StoryCatchers Contest]]
[[Featured on the Editor's Picklist! (4-29-21)]]

Highest Rankings:
#17 for Historical Fiction!

Content warning: this book contains PG-13 rated violence with some descriptions of blood, gunshots, and sword fights.
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