Aug 11, 2026
What happens after the revolution?
The battles have been won. Independence has been declared. A new nation has been born.
But then comes the hard part: building a country.
Bestselling historical fiction author Sharon Virts explores that fascinating—and often overlooked—period in her new novel, Bargains of Fate, the second book in her Fields of Honor series.
The series focuses on America's "Second Generation"—the men and women who inherited the enormous responsibility of building a nation after the founding generation had passed from the scene.
Virts draws on her own extraordinary connection to early American history. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, has five ancestors who fought for American independence, and even has a Hessian ancestor who fought on the British side.
And then there's Selma, the historic Virginia home Sharon rescued and restored—a house whose history and former inhabitants have found their way into her fiction.
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Sharon Virts offers a fascinating question:
What happened after the Founders?
And what can the struggles, compromises, ambitions, romances, betrayals, and bargains of that next generation teach us about the country we're still becoming?