The Noble Fugitive

Serafina, the daughter of a powerful Venetian counselor, secretly abandons ship … and her family bound for America … in a desperate attempt to return to her beloved, the dashing art tutor her father had banished. Finding herself alone in England, she finally makes her way to an elderly aunt and takes a position as a lowly chambermaid at Harrow Hall. Heartbroken at the distance looming between herself and her Luca back in Venice, Serafina falls into further despair over news of a staggering betrayal.
A world-weary ship captain is forced to seek refuge at Harrow Hall as well, hiding from henchmen determined to silence his stunning disclosures about the ongoing slave trade. John Falconer has evidence that British anti-slavery laws are being contravened, implicating even the Crown. As he presses to deliver his testimony to Parliament, unknown enemies are dead set on stopping him.

Deep in the English countryside, the lives of these two become intertwined in startling ways as they discover that the past need not determine the future. A refuge that once seemed only a detour becomes a sacred venue for the unveiling of God's love and forgiveness.