"Expert . . . Passenger succeeds as an adventure, as a romance and
as a comparison of cultural norms."
--New York Times Book Review"Riveting, romantic... Fans of
Outlander will see so much of Claire in Etta, who holds a smart and
headstrong lens to history. I can't wait to voyage through the next
volume." --Victoria Aveyard, New York Times #1 best-selling
author of Red Queen
"Ambitious and exquisite."
--Sarah J. Maas, New York Times #1 best-selling author of the A
Court of Thorns and Roses seriesIn one devastating night, violin
prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into
an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is
certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles, but years
from home. And she's inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a
family whose existence she's never heard of. Until now.
Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the
Ironwoods--a powerful family in the Colonies--and the servitude he's
known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on
his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can't escape and
the family that won't let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are
searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only
Etta, his passenger, can find. In order to protect her, Nick must ensure
she brings it back to them--whether she wants to or not.
Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across
centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the
traveler who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods'
grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the
deadly game the Ironwoods are playing, treacherous forces threaten to
separate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home... forever.
