Jody Hedlund Brings History to Life Like Few Others In 1763 Massachusetts, Susanna Smith has grown up with everything she’s ever wanted, except one thing: an education. Because she’s a female, higher learning has been closed to her, but her quick mind and quicker tongue never back down from a challenge. She’s determined to put her status to good use, reaching out to the poor and deprived. And she … deprived. And she knows when she marries well, she will be able to continue her work with the less fortunate.
Ben Ross grew up a farmer’s son and has nothing to his name but his Harvard education. A poor country lawyer, he doesn’t see how he’ll be able to fulfill his promise to make his father proud of him. When family friends introduce him to the Smith family, he’s drawn to quick-witted Susanna but knows her family expects her to marry well. When Susanna’s decision to help an innocent woman no matter the cost crosses with Ben’s growing disillusionment with their British rulers, the two find themselves bound together in what quickly becomes a very dangerous fight for justice.
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Jody Hedlund had me hooked from the beginning as Susanna sits in a murder trial. Susanna and Ben both want to help the less fortunate, but their methods are both a bit different. I enjoyed the sparks between them. They have several disagreements, and they’re not always in the right. Both characters were well-developed and grow throughout the …
I loved this book. I was so glad to read it. I couldn’t put this book down.
If you were alive in the tinderbox of years leading up to the Revolutionary War, would you continue to follow the status quo or would you risk everything to fight tyranny? Rebellious Heart asks this and more. As a historical romance novel, it has the perfect blend of romance & history. Hedlund really excels at keeping the balance between the two. …