Overview

For readers of Outlander and Stephanie Dray, Tinker is a propulsive Whiskey Rebellion tale of defiance and rebellion, love, and divided loyalties on the early American frontier. Pittsburgh, 1794. The people of western Pennsylvania suffer under a hefty tax on whiskey. When the local militia takes up arms against the hated tax collector, his estranged daughter finds herself caught in the crossfire. Her safety threatened and her name in tatters, Caroline Neville begs her father to present the farmers' case to the President and ask for relief. When he refuses, Caroline adopts a nom de guerre, submitting articles to the Gazette under the pseudonym ""Tom the Tinker."" She calls for a peaceful gathering to coordinate a plea for the tax's repeal, hoping to turn the tide before her family's lives are lost. Then she meets Tench, the reporter who prints her demands. He's part of the militia opposing the tax, and he has no idea she's Tom the Tinker or a Neville. The deeper they fall in love, the harder it is to tell him the truth. Meanwhile, Caroline's efforts for peace take a turn toward rebellion. As she faces losing her family, her home, and Tench, she must race to put it all right before she's charged with treason. TINKER, alternate historical fiction set during the Whiskey Rebellion, is the latest release from Jennifer M. Lane, award-winning author of Of Metal and Earth, Downriver, and The Collected Stories of Ramsbolt.

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Readers' Favorite (5 Stars): ""The cover is what initially drew me to it... The story kept me intrigued until the final page. Caroline is smart, independent, and has a real sense of humor. It's a great story about finding your own voice and deciding where your loyalties truly lie. Readers looking for a historical romance with a strong female lead will enjoy this journey into early American history.""

Author Information

Jennifer M. Lane is a Maryland native and Pennsylvanian at heart, living in the Philadelphia Suburbs. She holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy with a minor in communications from Barton College and a master's in liberal arts with a focus on museum studies from the University of Delaware, where she wrote her thesis on the material culture of roadside memorials.Jennifer is a member of the Authors Guild, the Historical Novel Society, and the Independent Book Publishers Association. Her first book, Of Metal and Earth, won the 2019 Next Generation Indie Book Award for First Novel. It was also a Finalist in the 2018 IAN Book of the Year Awards in the category of Literary / General Fiction. She sits on her township's historical commission, is the founder of an active in-person writers group, and she organizes several book festivals each year.

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