![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Objecting to the differences in their stations, Hester holds out against his charm offensive for as long as she can, but ultimately surrenders. They each try to forget the other, but when Galen returns in the spring, it is with very serious intentions towards Hester. Initially very difficult to deal with, he relaxes as he heals and they form a tenuous bond before he returns to his work. Hester nurses the Black Daniel, Galen Vachon, back to health. He remains in a secret room in Hester’s basement to be cared for, even as he suspects that someone in Hester’s circle has betrayed him, and more importantly, their work. Severely beaten, the man, known as “the Black Daniel”, cannot possibly be moved. The family will move on quickly to Canada, barely stopping to rest and replenish themselves, but their guide was seriously injured during the flight. As the book begins, she and her fellow conductors are helping a family that has just arrived from the South. Born a slave and now a free woman, Hester Wyatt is a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Definitely a “recommend” and possibly a classic. I read three of her books in four days and I’ll get to the other two, but first I want to talk about Indigo, her highest-rated book. How did I find a new writer in amongst all the dross? I clicked “African-American ” on the Amazon historical romance sidebar and abandoned Victorian England for nineteenth century North America. HELLO, BEVERLY JENKINS! She’s a great writer and justifiably highly rated on Amazon and Goodreads. ![]()
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