Beyond Brandywine

A 130,000-word, completed historical fiction set during the American Revolution

Robin Parker is the fiery daughter of a reluctant rebel; Gillis MacLeod a highland Scot who overcomes his distrust of the English and joins the Redcoats as a means of escape. Their journeys take us from a quiet Quaker community to a traditional Tidewater tobacco farm; from an island populated only by wild horses to the fog-draped Smokies; as well as to a number of key Revolutionary War battlefields.  

With a good bit of humor, a dash of spice and a colorful cast of characters, Beyond Brandywine speaks to the very human need to belong to something greater — to a family, a clan, a movement. It also gives us glimpses into the earliest manifestations of challenges still facing our nation. The discussion of these themes is subtle but as thought-provoking as is the story of two courageous individuals who dare to defy convention to harness a world of vast possibilities.