Philippa, the daughter of Makepeace Burke, is about to enter into a marriage of convenience when she discovers that her long-time friend, the Marquis de Condorcet, is in dire danger because of the Reign of Terror and comes up with a daring scheme to save him from the guillotine, in a novel set during the French Revolution, by the author of Taking Liberties. Original.
The trilogy The Winslow Breed serves as a prequel to the author’s highly successful House of Winslow series. As the Sparks Fly Upward is the final book in the trilogy.
Sparks Fly Upward
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Set in the unmatched natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, The Sparks Fly Upward chronicles the life of young Nate Miller as he enters into manhood and leaves the protection of his ancestral home in Idlewild.
Jimmy and Johnny Burns don't go out hunting adventure. They don't have to. Hair-raising scrapes lie in wait for them at every twist of their ordinary lives.
Bernard Woodruff should have known better than to expect anything but disaster from a visit to his wife’s indolent but good-natured brother, Snooky.
The Sparks Fly Upward: An Experience
THE STORY: Even in her early days as an obscure radio actress, the natively keen-minded Felicia exploits every opportunity to obtain personal recognition.
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