by Jeremy Maughan (Author)
In the spring of 1836, Howard Egan, tired of working as a sailor, chooses to start a new life in Salem, Massachusetts.
Howard takes a job in a rope factory and starts to become a prosperous businessman. He also intends to marry a good woman. When he meets Tamson Parshley for the first time, Howard believes he has found that good woman. He just didn’t expect her to be so beautiful—or so harsh.