Impetuous (Candace Camp).

"Impetuous" by Candace Camp is a captivating and thought-provoking historical novel that explores the complexities of trust, love, and betrayal in the turbulent era of colonial America.

In the late seventeenth century, Black Maggie is engaged to become the wife of Sir Edric, the powerful head of the Neville family, in order to establish a peaceful union between their families. However, against all odds, Maggie runs off with a lover, leaving behind the coveted sum of wealth that is required for the marriage ceremony.

Centuries have passed since then, but the hatred and enmity between the Verrere and Neville clans has remained unchanged.

When Cassandra, a descendant of the original black Maggie, begins her quest to uncover this ancient treasure that is said to bring great prosperity and security, she discovers that it requires the assistance of Philip, a member of the enemy line.

As the two parties clash in this fiercely unequal struggle for power and control over their past and future, Cassandra struggles with her own feelings towards Philip, discovering that her prejudices may be ill-founded in her blind rush to regain what appears to have been stolen from her forever.

However, amidst the tumult of their fateful encounter, they come to learn that, despite the terrible losses each has suffered, hope still lies within each other. Together, will they be able to accept their differences and reconcile themselves, or can a historic rivalry survive the fortunes of time and circumstance?