Even though the Revolutionary War and the Civil War were, of course, very different conflicts, Rachel’s means and motivations for disguising herself as a man fit with the nonfiction accounts in Liar. I recommend the book Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott for a description of women who served in the Civil War. I don’t know much about the Revolutionary War, but I do know that women have fought both openly and in disguise in every major conflict. He appears to be spying for the British and Rachel turns him in, but can’t resist visiting him in the guardhouse. Rachel’s stratagems are disrupted when her husband Nathan shows up. She plans to return to wearing female attire after the war and make money by touring the country and talking about her service in the army, which will also bring credit to the Jewish people. This story follows Rachel, a Jewish woman who successfully passes as male in order to serve in the Continental Army. The first story is “Promised Land,” by Rose Lerner. These stories left me feeling not only blissed out but also rejuvenated and inspired.
I’ve never read anything by Rose Lerner before, but her novella was also wonderful.
I had high expectations for Courtney Milan and Alyssa Cole, because I’m a fan of their other work, and they did not disappoint.
I don’t think I’ve ever before found a romance anthology in which all the stories were equally well written. Hamilton’s Battalion is a wonderful trio of romance novellas set in America during or immediately following the Revolutionary War.
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