<p><b>First published in hardback as <i>Kit</i>.</b><br><b><br>An unforgettable historical romance based on an astonishing true story from international bestseller Marina Fiorato - perfect for fans of <i>Poldark </i>and <i>The Scandalous Lady W</i>. </b><br><br>Dublin 1702. Irish beauty Kit Kavanagh has everything she could want in life. Newly married, she runs a successful alehouse with her beloved husband Richard. The wars that rage in Europe over the Spanish throne seem a world away.<br><br>But everything changes on the night that Richard simply disappears. Finding the Queen''s shilling at the bottom of Richard''s tankard, Kit realizes that her husband has been taken for a soldier.<br><br>Kit follows Richard''s trail across the battlefields of Italy in the Duke of Marlborough''s regiment. Living as a man, risking her life in battle, she forms a close bond with her wry and handsome commanding officer Captain Ross. <br><br>When she is forced to flee the regiment following a duel, she