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The Diary of Essie Lassiter
Expected December 2024
Historical Fiction - Book 1 of The Essie Lassiter Trilogy​
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In the runup to the Revolutionary War, a young English midwife is unsuspectingly thrown into the London Debtor’s Prison. With no prospect of retiring her debt, she becomes indentured to Aquila Wright, a wealthy mill owner in the American colony of Maryland. After saving Aquila's life and earning his admiration and trust, Essie faces her biggest challenge when she is asked to start the colony's first hospital.
The Diary of Essie Lassiter is a startling, first-person account of one woman’s improbable journey from prison to prominence.
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