5/13/2023 0 Comments The Bloody Tide by Jane Yolen![]() forced to perform acts that would scar anyone’s conscience, then left to cope with the consequences of their missions alone. “The truth is,” says Chaplin, “the ending I gave Lisbeth and Duncan was far happier than the real lives of most spies of the time. Her mainstream historical fiction debut, set during the Peace of Amiens (March 1802-May 1803), follows the fortunes of Duncan Aylsham and Lisbeth Sunderland, who become unwillingly involved in a complex tangle of espionage activities that both foster and ultimately threaten their growing relationship. “After seventeen years of constant happy endings, perhaps I was ready for something more realistic.” So says Lisa Chaplin, who had written twenty romance novels (under the pen name Melissa James) by the time she finished The Tide Watchers. ![]()
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