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Ring of Lies: A Woman of the Revolution Novel
The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman of the Revolution…
Elizabeth Burgin is a happily married, young mother of three in New York City when the American Revolution erupts. As a staunch loyalist, Elizabeth is disgusted when George Washington and the Continental Army arrive to take the city in the spring of 1776. She counts on the British forces arriving to set things to right and return New York to the King.
After Elizabeth’s husband, Silas, is unfairly detained by the British, Elizabeth sets off on a months-long quest to find and free him. Along the way, haunted by the appalling conditions of American prisoners trapped on the British prison ships in the East River, Elizabeth begins to doubt her allegiance to Britain.
After tragedy leaves her a young widow, Elizabeth becomes a patriot spy. She works to help free American officers from behind British lines and yearns for the Americans to win the Revolution.
But the price is high, too high. New York City has become a violent, chaotic, dangerous place. Elizabeth’s life is on the line, and her children are at risk. When her identity is revealed, the British set out to capture Elizabeth Burgin, dead or alive. Elizabeth is forced to run for her life.
Can Elizabeth escape a terrible fate, or will she be yet another casualty in the American struggle for freedom?
Elizabeth Burgin is a happily married, young mother of three in New York City when the American Revolution erupts. As a staunch loyalist, Elizabeth is disgusted when George Washington and the Continental Army arrive to take the city in the spring of 1776. She counts on the British forces arriving to set things to right and return New York to the King.
After Elizabeth’s husband, Silas, is unfairly detained by the British, Elizabeth sets off on a months-long quest to find and free him. Along the way, haunted by the appalling conditions of American prisoners trapped on the British prison ships in the East River, Elizabeth begins to doubt her allegiance to Britain.
After tragedy leaves her a young widow, Elizabeth becomes a patriot spy. She works to help free American officers from behind British lines and yearns for the Americans to win the Revolution.
But the price is high, too high. New York City has become a violent, chaotic, dangerous place. Elizabeth’s life is on the line, and her children are at risk. When her identity is revealed, the British set out to capture Elizabeth Burgin, dead or alive. Elizabeth is forced to run for her life.
Can Elizabeth escape a terrible fate, or will she be yet another casualty in the American struggle for freedom?
386 pages, Paperback
Published September 27, 2026
About the author
Wendy Long Stanley
4 books23 followersWendy Long Stanley is an author, historian, and lover of travel and exploring beautiful ancient places. She has written two historical fiction novels based on real women in the American Revolution, and is currently at work on a third.
Wendy was born in the UK, raised in Canada, and has lived outside Philadelphia in the United States since 2008.
Prior to writing fiction, Wendy worked in corporate communications for many years. She holds a B.A. in English Literature and a Master's Degree in Public History.
Wendy was born in the UK, raised in Canada, and has lived outside Philadelphia in the United States since 2008.
Prior to writing fiction, Wendy worked in corporate communications for many years. She holds a B.A. in English Literature and a Master's Degree in Public History.
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