18 Acres of England

Ben Franklin has a mind-numbing job as a White House security guard. Dakota Jamieson is one quarter of the way through a forty-year sentence for a crime she did not commit. The link between them is Dakota's mother, who happens to be Ben's landlady in Washington DC.

Then Ben stumbles onto a secret so large it threatens to turn the western world in on itself and make enemies of nations that have been friends for two centuries: did the United States of America really win its independence, or is it still, quietly and legally, a vassal of the British Empire?

Dakota has clawed her way to a history degree from inside a prison cell. For her master's thesis she must now uncover what actually happened a quarter of a millennium ago, when America and Britain were sworn enemies — with almost no resources, and with Ben, surprisingly, as chief among them.

Both of them will have to fight the system and do whatever is necessary to get at the truth, and to find, along the way, an unexpected friendship.

What you're getting into

• A conspiracy premise with a real historical spine
• Two outsiders, one archive, and a great deal of trouble
• Contemporary thriller pacing, Oswald's eye for the record
• Standalone; no series commitment required

Book details

• Series: Standalone
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 978-1-999786-86-1
• Publisher: Newmore Publishing

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