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  • Published: 26 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9781496707482
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $34.00

An Unconditional Freedom

An Epic Love Story of the Civil War





A man ravaged by the horrors of slavery works with a Cuban woman to aid the Union cause...but all is not as it seems in this third novel in Alyssa Cole's highly acclaimed series exploring the untold role of people of color in the fight to end slavery.

Award-winning author Alyssa Cole returns with her highly-acclaimed Loyal League series exploring the untold role of people of color in the fight to end slavery. This time, an assassination plot could end the Civil War, and a hidden enemy could destroy a secret league of unsung heroes . . .
 
Daniel Cumberland, born free in Massachusetts, studied law with dreams of helping his people—dreams that died the night he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Daniel is rescued, but he’s a changed man. When he’s offered entry into the Loyal League, the covert organization of Black spies who helped free him, he seizes the opportunity for vengeance against the Confederacy and those who support it.
 
When the Union Army occupies the Florida home of Cuban Janeta Sanchez, daughter of an enslaved woman and the plantation owner who married her, her family’s wealth does not protect her father from being imprisoned. Under duress and blaming herself for the arrest, Janeta agrees to infiltrate a group called the Loyal League as a double agent—and finds a cause truly worth the sacrifice.
 
Daniel is aggravated by the headstrong and much too observant new detective he’s paired with, and Janeta is intrigued by the broken but honorable man she is tasked with betraying. As they embark on a mission to intercept Jefferson Davis and thwart European meddling, their dual hidden agendas are threatened by the ghosts of their pasts and a growing affection that could strengthen both the Union and their souls—or lead to their downfall.  

Praise for An Unconditional Freedom

“Forbidden attraction and the threat of betrayal are the initial hooks for what turns out to be a sumptuously written and meticulously researched tale of a country at war with itself and two damaged people who find themselves in each other's arms.”
Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW

“This third and hopefully not last installment in Cole’s Loyal League series is historical romance at its finest.”
Booklist STARRED REVIEW

“[A] triumphant conclusion to an outstanding series that has redefined the possibilities of historical romance.”
Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW

“A heroine torn by conflicting loyalties and a vengeance-driven hero haunted by the past struggle to come to terms with reality and their feelings in this emotionally compelling, information-rich story.”
Library Journal

“Her most powerful novel yet.”
Entertainment Weekly

  • Published: 26 February 2019
  • ISBN: 9781496707482
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $34.00

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Praise for An Unconditional Freedom

Exceptional Praise for The Loyal League Series

"Cole does the seemingly impossible, using the Civil War as a backdrop for a realistic, gripping interracial romance that interrogates slavery, systemic racism, and more, while still remaining utterly swoon-worthy." - Entertainment Weekly, Top 10 Romances of 2017 on An Extraordinary Union

"Cole's Civil War-set romance boasts one of the most delightfully, unapologetically powerful heroines in recent memory. Elle Burns quotes The Art of War in between dodging Confederate bullets, and by the end of An Extraordinary Union, readers are just as smitten with her as her adoring love interest is." - BookPage, Top Pick, 10 Best Romance Novels of 2017 on An Extraordinary Union

"Cole's characters are complex and passionate. Readers will share the couple's rage and admire their determination" -Library Journal, Editor's Fall Picks for A Hope Divided

"Fans of Beverly Jenkins will be thrilled with Cole's fearless, steamy, and moving multicultural take on forbidden love in a time of slavery and war." Booklist STARRED REVIEW for An Extraordinary Union