sentences:  This series of seduction and betrayal precisely follows the strict line of the romance genre—until, that is, motivated by a patriotic desire to fight in the War of 1812, Brewer tricked her way onto the American frigate , pretending to be a man named George Baker.She served valiantly for three years and in many naval battles against the British before being honorably discharged, all the while keeping her true gender a secret.The book ends with Lucy returning to Plymouth as a woman and settling down into traditional married life.