I have walked that lonely field, stood where my father fell. I have felt his presence, and his valiant heart beats in me. My father, Benjamin Willson, was liberty's son. Because of his love for my mother and his extraordinary sacrifice, I came to be. Jacob Cooper, the man who raised me, called me "son." Because of him, I became the man I am supposed to be. The son Benjamin Willson would be proud to call his own. Jacob taught me that someone must shine a light in the darkness. Even if I am only one candle amongst thousands, I will do my part to live up to the expectations of the men who went before me. I'm lifted up by the love of a mother who was willing to fight the British and defy the bottomless pit of her grief to bring me into this world. The drums of Madison's war are beating again, and I must answer the call. Like my father before me. Like the man who raised me as his own. I am liberty's legacy. Charlotte and Ben Wilson hold tight to each other as they read the final words in an 1812 journal belonging to Benjamin Willson Cooper-their son from a past life. A son born of unspeakable tragedy at the close of the American Revolution. A boy raised by a man who honored his best friend by raising the fatherless boy as his own; instilling in him the value of the word "liberty," along with its price. Against all odds, Charlotte and Ben endured the trials of war, despair, and years to find each other again in the twenty-first century, Now, through the window in time opened to them by the old journal, Charlotte and Ben sift back through the years to find out what became of their child. Join them as they conclude their journey of discovery that will prove family ties cannot be broken. Book #3, and the conclusion of the Whispers of Liberty series.
About the Author: Heidi Sprouse lives in upstate NY in historic Johnstown. She attended college at St. Rose in Albany, knowing all along her two loves were teaching and English. It took four years before she landed the teaching job of her dreams, but twenty years later she is still nurturing little ones in pre-K. She loves the privilege of watching brand-new little humans as they discover and begin to shape their own worlds. Knowing what she wants and going after it in relentless pursuit is Heidi's gift. Deciding to become an author can be downright unnerving, but Heidi bit into the challenge, took off, and never looked back. Her perseverance proves success is not a matter of luck; it's a matter of finding what speaks to your heart, and committing to do that thing until it makes a difference. When she isn't busy teaching or with her husband, Jim, her son, Patrick, and her canine kids Chuck and Dale, she's cooking up her next novel. She dabbles in sweet romances, historical fiction, and suspense thrillers, depending on what pleases her reader's eye at any given moment. Heidi is always in search of the extraordinary in the ordinary, writing about strong men with old-fashioned values and the women who pick them up when they fall. She'll tell anyone it's never too late to chase after your dreams, no dream is too small or insignificant, and any mountain can be moved with a proposal and a good plan.