Protocol Be Damned

General George Washington is a man forged from steel, duty, and an exhaustive list of rules he expects everyone-especially his lifelong, exasperatingly fearless friend, Cora-to follow.
Unfortunately, Cora has never cared much for society's rules. When George discovers she has once again stowed away into his military encampment, he prepares to lecture her, only for her to stand her ground and make it clear she isn't going anywhere. As they transition from the smoke of revolution to the suffocating political drawing rooms of Philadelphia, Cora remains his most trusted equal, entirely oblivious to the fact that his childhood friendship has morphed into a deep, agonizing love.

While Cora fiercely protects his public image from society gossip and casually ignores every restriction placed on women, George is at his breaking point. Between managing a sprawling new nation, navigating sharp-tongued rivals like John Adams, and fighting the suffocating temptation of the woman living under his roof, the tension finally snaps.

When the presidency requires a compromise-and she demands to be officially appointed as his secretary-the thin line separating duty and forbidden passion shatters completely.

Some rules were meant to be broken.