The Secret Place

Book 2 in the "Shadow of Liberty" series. In the Swiss village of Chur, renowned surgeon Erik Linden struggles to save the life of a critically wounded patient--the woman who broke his heart only days before. When Metryka perishes, her father accuses Erik of causing her death. As his hometown turns against him, the young doctor vows never to perform surgery again and sails for New York City, unaware that it will carry him an ocean apart from the one who has loved him secretly for so long.