The Birth Of A Nation 1775 Montreal. The first rumblings of the American Revolution reach Arissa Conway, a skilled herbalist carrying on the tradition of her physician father. But it is not until a mysterious stranger arrives at the family tavern carrying her brother, wounded in a skirmish for the American cause, that Arissa is drawn—body, heart and soul—into the conflict. And A Magnificent Love It is the handsome stranger, Phillip Monroe, whose ideals open her eyes to the tyranny of King George—and her heart to the passionate tires of her own desires. Helplessly, wantonly, she surrenders to the demanding, aching need for his love, unaware of the inner battle raging within Phillip or of the first casualty of their own private war: trust. Here is a breathtaking saga steeped in history, the story of a people and a country determined to break the yoke of tyranny. Through days of desperation and heartbreak, Arissa will be swept from her Canadian home to Albany and New York City, and into a conflict that will test her courage, her faith, her skills healer . . . and the power of her heart to sing for freedom . . . and for love.