This novel follows the adventures of the handsome but impecunious Colonel Randal Holles, as he seeks to escape the misfortunes of his past. Holles pursues love and fortune amidst the war, plague and social unrest of post-Restoration England. Tavern owner, Martha Quinn, resolves to make him her husband and the Duke of Albemarle stands as his hope for restitution. - Summary by KiwiReader24