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Berlin, Germany-1951~In the Brink of the Cold War
To Whoever Comes into Possession of this Glass Bottle
I am an American. No, sorry, I am not American anymore. I have no citizenship, home, family, or anything else in that country. But inside, I still feel far from home. I came to Germany to study, as I am... pardon me, as I WAS a College student in the U.S. before they sent me abroad. My life is filled with horror after horror nowadays. The reds must not find out who I am, the result might be a living Hell for me. I have plenty of friends, that is true, or I wouldn't have survived this long. I have forged German citizenship documents and have burned everything pertaining to America including letters, school, maps, pictures...even that of my loved one back home. Will I ever make it home? Or will they discover me, and I be taken as a spy, that they suspect every American to be. My name is Garon, well it is now. It once was John. I know, a typical American name. If you are reading this, and you are an Ally than Heaven is for real and Angels are watching over me. All I ask is this, do not forget about your brothers in Communist territories, for we will stay loyal.
-John Truman
A true American in heart
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.