Tidings of Liberty

Christmas in Williamsburg: warm fires, cold nights, and a secret that could change history. When thirteen-year-old Rose Leonard slips on the enchanted pearl necklace that links her to eighteenth-century Virginia, she's swept back to December 1776. A winter filled with candlelit windows, the scent of ginger cakes... and the harsh realities of wartime. Food is scarce, soldiers are exhausted, and the Revolution is testing everyone's courage. Rose, Nathaniel, and Pearl stumble upon three young Continental Army deserters. Real boys with real fears, desperate enough to risk everything for a chance at survival. Helping them could cost Rose her safety... and put her friends in danger. But turning her back on them would betray everything the season stands for. As Rose races between past and present, she must navigate her own changing family: her dad settling into Richmond, her mom's new relationship, and a best friend who suspects she's hiding something big. Bridging those divides may be her hardest mystery yet. With the heart of Christmas woven through every page, Tidings of Liberty is a story of compassion, courage, and seeing others with new eyes.