Embers by Robert E. Kearns

[close] Proctor is a youth with ambitions beyond his station. Quick witted and with an uncanny knack for mimicry, he can impersonate anyone.
Spotting an opportunity for financial gain, and an improvement in his social standing, he accepts the position as an understudy to a puritan minister.
But, living in the home of his benefactor, he meets and falls in love with a girl he shouldn't. That's where matters take a turn. After a duel with the girl's uncle, he moves away from London, and then on to the American colonies, where he founds the township of Salvation. But boredom ensues, and Proctor embarks on a campaign that will lead to disaster.
Replete with adventure, love, friendship, loss, and redemption; Embers is a captivating and entertaining story from award winning author, Robert E. Kearns