A Lady of Hidden Intent

by Tracie Peterson Book 2 in the Ladies of Liberty series.

First published 2008

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Catherine Newbury lives under an assumed identity after her father is imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and the family’s English textile business is destroyed. In Philadelphia she supports herself through dressmaking while quietly gathering the evidence needed to clear his name, a task threatened when an acquaintance from her former life recognises her.

The novel connects women’s skilled labour and Gilded Age commerce with legal injustice and social reputation. Catherine’s Christian faith sustains her pursuit of truth, but love can develop only when she risks disclosure and accepts help without surrendering control of her own cause.