title: The Innocent Libertine
author: Bunn, T. Davis / Bunn, Davis
description: Davis and Isabella Bunn carry on the tradition begun in SONG OF ACADIA, the compelling historical fiction series crafted by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn. The descendants of those courageous North American settlers are chronicled in this new series, HEIRS OF ACADIA.
  
  The previous novel, The Solitary Envoy, introduced an engaging and precocious little girl, Abigail Aldridge, who in this story is now a charming but somewhat impulsive young woman.
  
  Abigail's American family has long been part of London's political and social life. In spite of her privileged upbringing during the elegant 1820s, Abigail becomes increasingly disturbed by the plight of the poor. Her desire to help is spurred by a sense of adventure, and unbeknownst to her parents, she ministers to the bawdy revelers of London's most dangerous district. A well-intentioned outing ends in calamity, scandalizing the Aldridge family. Burdened by disgrace, Abigail leaves for America under the patronage of a mysterious countess, Lady Lillian Houghton, who is hoping to escape troubles of her own.
  
  The stories of these two women become intertwined in unexpected ways as their arrival in the United States sets them on journeys of the heart, soul, and spirit.