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. He refuses, and Caroline adopts a nom de guerre, submitting articles to the Gazette signed by Tom the Tinker. She urges the people to gather peacefully and beg for the tax’s repeal, turning 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 Caroline 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, an award-winning author.
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.
