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Let it Begin Here

by RW Winton

One rash decision will lead him down the path toward revolution...

Nathaniel Hill, eldest son in a well-connected and respected English family, is offered two choices by his father after being caught in a compromising situation; public shame to force his good behavior, or to sever his family ties and leave on the first ship for the colonies in America. Rather than endure the life his father expects him to lead, he makes the choice to begin anew where he knows no one.

Landing in Boston, Massachusetts in 1772, he uses what money he has to purchase a tavern for a bargain price from a desperate seller, and sets about scraping together a life in a city he quickly realizes is on the verge of complete catastrophe. Though he attempts to remain neutral in the politics ripping at the city's foundations in the years that follow, he is destined to fail.

A musket, a British officer, a rebel spy network, and a dashing Frenchman are fated to disrupt his carefully-held neutrality.

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Genres:
Historical, Historical - America, Military

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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 2
Romantic Content: 2
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Tropes: Friends to Lovers
Word Count: 53000
Setting: Massachusetts, USA
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

R.W. Winton has been interested in history from a young age, especially the parts of history most often excluded from the popular narratives. R.W. lives in western New York state and can sometimes be found wandering Saratoga Battlefield or visiting Baron von Steuben's gravesite.