Bestselling author Sharon Virts returns to the tumultuous American Regency era with the third book in her Fields of Honor series.

In the late 1820s, America is at a crossroads. As its territories expand, its dearest-held ideals are challenged in the name of progress. In this unstable landscape, the two oldest McCarty brothers—William and Jack—are also divided, their relationship fractured after a stinging betrayal.

The ever-ambitious William strikes out for Florida’s swamplands, a territory that refuses to follow any of the rules he lives by. He quickly becomes entangled in vicious political schemes, and the more he struggles, the deeper he sinks. Back in Virginia, Jack shoulders crushing familial responsibilities while learning to navigate Washington’s rooms of power, increasingly aware of the shaky foundations of the relationships he thought were set in stone. As he tries to balance risk with reward, he finds himself once more bound for the dueling ground—this time saving a life instead of taking one.

From the lawless Florida Keys to the poisonous parlors of Washington, the McCarty brothers face old flames and new fires, risking their reputations and their lives. They must decide—which stands will they take and which lines are they unwilling to cross?