Founding Father: A Novel

In 1801 Richmond, Virginia, upon the death of the wife of one of our young nation’s founding fathers, George Wythe (he, a signer of the Declaration, a Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and Jefferson’s mentor), a ravishing 23 year old slave girl, Lydia, becomes the only female in Wythe’s 5th and Grace mansion to do her master’s bidding.

George wrestles with his desire to remain faithful to the memory of his deceased wife, to maintain his obedience to the code of the Old South and to refrain from exploitation of the young Lydia versus his carnal attraction to the girl.

Lydia struggles with her perceived subservient role versus her desire for the wealthy master to liberate her 2, young, estranged sons from bondage.