Alex brings a surprising message to Eliza’s family in ALEX & ELIZA excerpt!
Written by No.1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, Alex and Eliza is a historical romance following the teenage romance between first Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. It will be released tomorrow, but you can read an excerpt now. Check it out below!
Small Pitchers and Big Ears
Stairs Behind the Landing
Albany, New York
November 1777
Eliza followed her sisters down the stairs to the ballroom, where the musicians were playing a popular Italian violin concerto. At this point, there were still more servants than guests in the upstairs ballroom, and those who had already arrived were too busy plying themselves with food and drink to notice her entrance. Nodding at a few familiar faces, Eliza wove through the room and made her way toward the staircase at the rear of the house. As she descended to the middle landing, the lamps fluttered in a sudden breeze and she felt a rush of cold air around her ankles: Someone was coming in the back door.
Assuming it was a servant from the kitchens, she paused. She didn’t want her entry to be accompanied by a steaming mound of turnips or glistening side of beef. But instead of a servant appearing below, she saw dark coats— uniforms—and the murmur of deep voices. Her father was with a soldier.
“General Schuyler,” an unfamiliar voice said nervously, as a slender, square-shouldered young man came into view. His back was turned so Eliza could not see his face, but his voice was deep and sincere as it grew more concerned. “I must apologize again for being the bearer of such bad news. I want you to know that General Washington has nothing but the greatest respect for your military capabilities and even more for your character. But His Excellency must answer to all thirteen states now, and there are too many voices calling for a scapegoat for the loss of Ticonderoga.”
Eliza leaned over the banister a little more and saw her father next to the young man. If General Schuyler was stouter and shorter than his younger companion, his shoulders were just as square.
“There is no need for you to continue speaking, Colonel Hamilton,” her father said in a curt voice.
Colonel Hamilton! Eliza’s heart fluttered beneath her corset. Could it really be? She strained for a glimpse of her father’s companion but could see nothing beyond the powdered top of his head.
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