Liberty Series by Marcella DiPaolo

It’s the beginning of the Revolutionary War, and in South Carolina. The British have made their selves at home in Sweetwater, a tiny little town between Charleston and Savannah. The citizens aren’t too thrilled with the red coats who patrol their town and give them orders as to what they can and cannot do…they know that shots were fired in Concord and Lexington against the King of England... moreIt’s the beginning of the Revolutionary War, and in South Carolina. The British have made their selves at home in Sweetwater, a tiny little town between Charleston and Savannah. The citizens aren’t too thrilled with the red coats who patrol their town and give them orders as to what they can and cannot do…they know that shots were fired in Concord and Lexington against the King of England. If they’re not going to treat us like citizens of England, then the colonists weren’t going to follow the rules of England.Hayden Livingston, Cooper Edwards, and Carter Montgomery take on the redcoats their own way. They mess with in little ways…letting their horses loose, setting their straw on fire, stopping their supply wagons, putting molasses in the soldiers’ boots…the British lieutenant colonel was incensed at all the pranks that were being served on his soldiers. He set rules and curfews on the citizens of Sweetwater. And then they started bothering the ladies of the town. Hayden, Cooper, and Carter stood up for them and saved several women from being raped. It got so bad they had to hide in the swamps from the British soldiers, so the women would be safe. Neely Hunter was a healer, and she came to know the three men. Marta…Meg…Lyssa also came to live in the swamp with them, so did their husbands. A new rule was set down by the British, if you didn’t fight with the redcoats, they would arrest you and put you in their prison. The citizens of Sweetwater didn’t want to fight against their friends and neighbors…what were they to do?Hayden, Cooper, and Carter had to come up with a plan to keep the citizens safe and the British off their backs. They had to decide how they were going to fight against the British and keep their friends safe at the same time. They also had to learn how to balance falling in love in wartime and making a new life when their whole world was being destroyed by the British one step at a time. less

The Revolutionary War is finally over. Jack Hunter grew up during the war…he learned how to hunt, track, shoot, and to survive during the war. He had the best teachers in Hayden Livingston…his brother-in-law, and Chief Haiti, the leader of the Cherokee tribe living near them... moreThe Revolutionary War is finally over. Jack Hunter grew up during the war…he learned how to hunt, track, shoot, and to survive during the war. He had the best teachers in Hayden Livingston…his brother-in-law, and Chief Haiti, the leader of the Cherokee tribe living near them. The group of friends who had left Sweetwater when the British soldiers had been taking colonists and making them serve in the British Army during the war when they needed more soldiers, had crossed the Appalachian Mountains in order to get away from having to fight their own neighbors and friends. They had found their own little piece of heaven in a valley they called Liberty.Jack grew up in Liberty and became a man. He loved his life, but one day while hunting game for the town, he came across a young girl who had been left for dead. She was unconscious from the beating she had received and raped. She was barely hanging on to life by a thread. Jack took her back to his sister to heal, and hope that she would live.Delaney Kincaid was the name of the girl he found. The men who had left her for dead…arrived in Liberty a few weeks later to make their home. They didn’t know that she was still alive. When they discovered that she was still alive, they made plans to kill her again…they could leave no one alive to tell of their treachery. But they didn’t plan on Jack becoming a thorn in their sides protecting the girl time and time again.Nor did they plan on Jack and Delaney becoming attracted to one another. This is something that the man who hired them will not allow. He would move heaven and earth to get rid of both of them. One way or another, they would die. less