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The Last Long Night by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan they survive the Last, Long Night of the Civil War?The power of the Union army brings the South to its knees in surrender, but not until a year of intense pain and violence creates a chasm that may be impossible for the country to bridge. Carrie struggles to hold on to hope as the world caves in around her, hanging on to the promise she’s been given... -
![Shifted By The Winds by Ginny Dye]()
Shifted By The Winds by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShifted By The Winds is the eighth book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 – Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller...Categorized as:
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![A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton]()
A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's February 1942 and the American's have finally joined Britain and its allies. Meanwhile, twenty-three-year-old Francesca Fabrino, like thousands of other women, is doing her bit for the war effort in a factory in East London... -
![Fire by Night by Lynn Austin]()
Fire by Night by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne deceived by a life of wealth and ease, the other desperate to flee her true identity. In a land shattered by war, unlikely heroes test the limits of their strength and discover that love has a meaning far beyond their imagination... -
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![Dark Chaos by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye]()
Dark Chaos by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDark Chaos is the 4th book in the Bregden Chronicles - the sweeping historical saga of America, beginning in 1860. As the 3rd year of the American Civil War begins, Carrie Cromwell, her heart filled with joy, marries the man of her dreams, the handsome Lieutenant Robert Borden. But a cloud threatens to wipe out the bride's new happiness... -
![A Light to My Path by Lynn Austin]()
A Light to My Path by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B009NVU2MS Refiner's Fire book 3. Kitty, a house slave, always figured it was easiest to do what she'd always done--obey Missy and follow orders... -
![Spring Will Come by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye]()
Spring Will Come by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSpring Will Come is the third book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 – Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller... -
![Promises by Carolyn Brown]()
Promises by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIndigo Hamilton was a lovely bride and the day was perfect as she walked down the aisle toward her smiling groom, Thomas Brewster. She was the absolute center of attention and loved being there - until the priest asked if anyone had any objections to the marriage. Then the doors of the church swung open and Indigo's world fell apart. Flannon Sullivan chose to sit at the back of the church... -
![Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears by Cindy Brandner]()
Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears by Cindy Brandner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe long awaited sequel to 'Exit Unicorns' opens in the autumn of 1969. Casey and Pamela Riordan have fled the erupting violence of Belfast, Northern Ireland, only to find themselves tangled in the web of political corruption that permeates South Boston. Here, a man's life can hang upon the whim of another, and neighborhood politics and organized crime are one and the same... -
![The Lost Valley by Jennifer Scoullar]()
The Lost Valley by Jennifer Scoullar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTasmania, 1929: Ten-year-old-twins, Tom and Harry Abbott, are orphaned by a tragedy that shocks Hobart society... -
![The Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell]()
The Shipyard Girls by Nancy Revell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings' A real insight into how it was for these women in a Sunderland major ship building yard ... The foundation book of a series. Which I shall be reading as each one is written. Loved it. ' - 5 star real reader review Sunderland, 1940, and the women go to the shipyards to do their bit for the war effort... -
![Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin]()
Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised in a culture that believes slavery is God-ordained and biblically acceptable. But upon awakening to the cruelty and injustice it encompasses, Caroline's eyes are opened for the first time to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her...Categorized as:
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![The Crystal Butterfly by Hannah Byron]()
The Crystal Butterfly by Hannah Byron
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin us as we dive deep into the heart of the Dutch Resistance during World War II in the sixth installment of ‘The Resistance Girl Series’, 'The Crystal Butterfly.'Amsterdam, 1939In a world on the brink of war, Edda Van der Valk, a talented prima ballerina, seeks refuge from a ruthless Russian rival at a Swiss finishing school... -
![The Woodcutter's Wife by David Johnson]()
The Woodcutter's Wife by David Johnson
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSet against the backdrop of the Civil War comes a tale of love lost and found. Mary Thomson is no ordinary woman. She works alongside her husband William cutting firewood to sell in the city, earning the nickname “The Woodcutter’s Wife.” She kills a bear with her bare hands. And she prefers plowing a field to cooking a meal... -
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![The Appomattox Saga Collection 1 by Gilbert Morris]()
The Appomattox Saga Collection 1 by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnjoy the first three novels from the acclaimed Appomattox Saga by bestselling author Gilbert Morris in a collector's hardbound anthology. On a prosperous Virginia plantation, the Rocklin family tries to live as they traditionally have, enjoying the pleasures of wealth and status... -
![Yankee Stranger by Elswyth Thane]()
Yankee Stranger by Elswyth Thane
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the eve of the Civil War, Eden Day encounters Cabot Murray on Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg. As they shelter together from a passing thunderstorm, they fall in love. The obstacles to their future are instantly obvious. Hers is a prominent Virginia family, and he is a Yankee newspaperman. Their country is about to split apart, and they will be on opposite sides...Categorized as:
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![Engraved on the Heart by Tara Johnson]()
Engraved on the Heart by Tara Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReluctant debutante Keziah Montgomery lives beneath the weighty expectations of her staunch Confederate family, forced to keep her epilepsy secret for fear of a scandal. As the tensions of the Civil War arrive on their doorstep in Savannah, Keziah sees little cause for balls and courting... -
![Yankee in Atlanta by Jocelyn Green]()
Yankee in Atlanta by Jocelyn Green
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen soldier Caitlin McKae woke up in Atlanta after being wounded in battle, the Georgian doctor who treated her believed Caitlin's only secret was that she had been fighting for the Confederacy disguised as a man. In order to avoid arrest or worse, Caitlin hides her true identity and makes a new life for herself in Atlanta...Categorized as:
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![Never Too Late by Michael R. Phillips]()
Never Too Late by Michael R. Phillips
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tender romance is developing between Henry and Josepha, but when he learns that she hides a startling secret, will it tear them... -
![Barbara's War - The Middle Years by Fenella J. Miller]()
Barbara's War - The Middle Years by Fenella J. Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarbara's War - The Middle Years - is the second book in a three book series. The third and final book in this series will be released in September 2014. The phony war is over and Hitler is beginning his rampage through Europe. Barbara Sinclair is determined to 'do her bit' for the war effort but circumstances send her down another, unexpected path...Categorized as:
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![Storm Clouds Rolling In by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye]()
Storm Clouds Rolling In by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCarrie Cromwell comes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices...Categorized as:
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![Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price]()
Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSavannah, 1854. Throughout the city's elegant streets, stirrings of the Civil War are taking hold. For three families, the war has already begun within their hearts, drawing battle lines where once there was love... The Brownings: Mark Browning's unwavering faith in the Union sparks a battle of conscience that threatens all that he holds dear..Categorized as:
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![The Soldier's Lady by Michael R. Phillips]()
The Soldier's Lady by Michael R. Phillips
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe young women of Rosewood face new challenges--and old enemies--when a wounded black soldier rides into town. Micah Duff is an educated, spiritual man, and even though he and "scatterbrained" Emma are very different, the two soon fall in love. But an ambitious white man who can't afford any skeletons in his closet--or a black son--plans to get rid of Emma and her boy for good...Categorized as:
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![The Runaway by Melanie Dobson]()
The Runaway by Melanie Dobson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMelanie Dobson's bestselling novel--In a divided town during a dangerous era, who can be trusted? Liberty, Indiana, is home to a stop on the Underground Railroad operated by Anna Brent and her father, covert abolitionists who harbor runaway slaves traveling toward freedom... -
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![All Through the Night by Tara Johnson]()
All Through the Night by Tara Johnson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith her stammering tongue and quiet ways, Cadence Piper has always struggled to be accepted. After the death of her mother, Cadence sets her heart on becoming a nurse, both to erase the stain her brother has left on the family's honor and to find long-sought approval in the eyes of her father... -
![The Long Way Home by Lauraine Snelling]()
The Long Way Home by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWill the War's End Bring the Highwood Family Together Again? When a disastrous decision by the new wagon master forces Jesselynn Highwood and her companions to separate from the wagon train, she races back to Fort Laramie to find a guide to take them to Oregon. But the guide has a far different plan, and following her heart, Jesselyn agrees to join him, her rag-tag band in tow... -
![Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Green]()
Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Green
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeg and Sylvie Townsend manage the family bookshop and care for their father, Stephen, a veteran still suffering in mind and spirit from his time as a POW during the Civil War. But when the Great Fire sweeps through Chicago's business district, they lose much more than just their store... -
![New Moon Rising by Eugenia Price]()
New Moon Rising by Eugenia Price
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecond Novel in the St. Simons Trilogy.A rich and riveting tale of love, hardship, and the journey for happiness in the war-torn South.In New Moon Rising, Eugenia Price gives us a story of faith and courage that follows the struggle of James Gould's son Horace to find his own place in life. Reaching manhood in the tumultuous years before the Civil War, Horace returns to St... -
![The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott]()
The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEugenie Bearhani (1760-1835) was born in Calcutta, raised in Haiti, and brought as a servant--a free woman of color--to America by an English officer on the eve of the American Revolution. Yet none of that prepared Eugenie for her next employer: Colonel Aaron Burr, a man some whispered had made a pact with the devil... -
![All Things New by Lynn Austin]()
All Things New by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine Weatherly and her mother, Eugenia, struggle to pick up the pieces of their lives when they return to their Virginia plantation... -
![Victor's Blessing by Barbara Sontheimer]()
Victor's Blessing by Barbara Sontheimer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmerican Legacy Book Awards - Finalist Romance General For fans of Kristen Hannah, Jodi Picoult and Shana Abe, Victor's Blessing offers an interwoven love triangle of passion, torment, betrayal and the most challenging of all human emotions, forgiveness.Victor Gant 6'5",the son of an Osage slave, is an unexpected hero for a Civil War tale. A self-made man he prospers In Ste. Genevieve Missouri... -
![Love and War by John Jakes]()
Love and War by John Jakes
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe Hazards and the Mains -- the first fatal shot fired at Fort Sumter divided them irrevocably with loyalties more powerful than family ties. The young would clash on the bloody battlefields of Bull Run and Fredericksburg, while in intrigue-ridden Washington and Richmond strong-willed men and beautiful women would defend their principles with their lives..Categorized as:
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![The Bride Found by Tracey Jane Jackson, Piper Davenport]()
The Bride Found by Tracey Jane Jackson, Piper Davenport
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings18+ for language and sexual situations… Is love timeless? Does only one true love exist for each person? Can the course of history be changed in order to save a future generation? Emma Wellington is dealing with the strange disappearance of her sister and brother-in-law, and no one is certain they’re even still alive... -
![Words Composed of Sea and Sky by Erica George]()
Words Composed of Sea and Sky by Erica George
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichaela Dunn dreams of getting into an art school, but when her stepfather refuses to fund a trip there for a poetry workshop, Michaela enters a local contest searching for a poet to write the dedication plaque for a statue honoring Captain Benjamin Churchill, a whaler who died at sea over one hundred years ago... -
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![One Wore Blue, And One Wore Gray, And One Road West by Heather Graham]()
One Wore Blue, And One Wore Gray, And One Road West by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom inside front flap: Here in this exclusive Rhapsody edition, are the three stirring novels of Heather Graham's Civil War Series. One Wore Blue: Kiernan Miller & Jesser Cameron. And One Wore Gray: Jesse's brother, Daniel Cameron & and the romance with Callie Michaelson. And One Road West introduces Christa, sister to Jessse and Daniel and her romance with Colonel Jeremy McCauley... -
![The Imposter: A Legacy of Love Novel by Melanie Dobson]()
The Imposter: A Legacy of Love Novel by Melanie Dobson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the British and Continental armies wage war in 1781, another conflict wars in the heart of Lydia Caswell, a wealthy plantation owner's daughter. One snowy night Lydia Caswell discovers a wounded man on the riverbank near Caswell Hall, and her decision to save him changes her life... -
![Words Heard in Silence by T. Novan, Taylor Rickard]()
Words Heard in Silence by T. Novan, Taylor Rickard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn epic love story in war-ravaged Culpeper during the Civil War where an unlikely romance blossoms between the widowed Rebecca and the dashing Union Officer Colonel Charles. Can their love survive the agony of war?It's 1864 in Culpeper, Virginia, and the Civil War is raging. War widow Rebecca Gaines struggles to manage the family farm on her own... -
![Todos os Sonhos do Mundo by Theresa Révay]()
Todos os Sonhos do Mundo by Theresa Révay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVoltar ao grande romance. Viver, página a página, a intensidade de uma história de amor, perda, força e coragem. Xénia escapou à Revolução Russa e à guerra, mas o seu coração está ainda por sarar. Derrubado o governo nazi, regressa a Berlim em busca do Max, o único homem que amou. Reencontra-o marcado pela guerra, atormentado... -
![Now and Forever by Cecelia M. Chittenden]()
Now and Forever by Cecelia M. Chittenden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnder Louisiana laws in 1865, an unmarried woman could neither own nor inherit property, which leaves Roseanna Ravenna, at the mercy of her uncle, Ben Ravenna. His intent is to claim the plantation, Pelicans Haven, which was left to Roseanna and her brothers on the death of their father. Both brothers are missing after the Civil War...Categorized as:
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![The Stone Rose by Carol McGrath]()
The Stone Rose by Carol McGrath
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLondon, 1350. Agnes, daughter of a stonemason, is struggling to keep her father's trade in a city decimated by plague. And then she receives a mysterious message from the disgraced Queen Isabella: mother of King Edward III, and widow of Edward II. Isabella has a task that only Agnes can fulfil. She wants her truth to be told... -
![Till Death Do Us Part by Tangstory]()
Till Death Do Us Part by Tangstory
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in early-20th century China, this story takes off in the port city of Tientsin (Tianjin) that is divided into lands called concessions and owned by several foreign powers. Shen Liangsheng is a charismatic and cunning playboy, a son of a rich businessman, who has profits as his top priority... -
![A Season of Swans by Celeste De Blasis]()
A Season of Swans by Celeste De Blasis
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe conclusion to the "Swan saga", completing a trilogy of novels that spans 100 years of American history and brings to life a memorable family. Seared by the firestorm of the Civil War, the Swan dynasty, led by Alexandra Carrington, struggle to rebuild their lives and their dreams... -
![Above and Beyond: A Novel of the Civil War by Jessica James]()
Above and Beyond: A Novel of the Civil War by Jessica James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAbove and Beyond is the winner of the 2014 John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction and a Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Award contest and the USA Best Book Award contest. “Jessica James has a gift for reaching into the past and bringing it back to life.” – Tiffany Kohler “Another great story with lots of imagery, intrigue, and intricate details. The words are like magic... -
![Another Time and Place by Samantha Grosser]()
Another Time and Place by Samantha Grosser
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found hereA brief encounter changes two lives forever in an enthralling novel of love, loss and longing.England 1944. In the shadow of the war raging in Europe, Tom and Anna meet by chance. He is an American pilot on a 72-hour pass and she is a secretary, trapped in a life going nowhere. Surprised by each other, they begin a passionate affair... -
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![Cross My Heart: And Hope to Live by Carmen Reid]()
Cross My Heart: And Hope to Live by Carmen Reid
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gripping story of espionage and war-time resistance from bestselling author, Carmen Reid.Brussels, 1940. Fifteen-year-old Nicole watches as the Nazis invade Belgium. Determined not to stand by as her country is brought to its knees, Nicole vows to fight back and joins the Belgian Resistance... -
![The Boat Girls by Margaret Mayhew]()
The Boat Girls by Margaret Mayhew
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is 1943, and three very different girls are longing to do their bit for the war effort. For Frances, her life of seeming privilege has been a lonely one. Brave and strong, stifled by her traditional upbringing, she falls for a most unsuitable man... -
![Ever My Love by Gretchen Craig]()
Ever My Love by Gretchen Craig
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the eve of Civil War, the daughter of Southern planters finds her loyalties tested in a magnificent saga of family pride and forbidden love...Brought up amid the luxury of plantation life, Marianne Johnston never questions her sheltered life until, driven by her conscience, she joins the Underground Railroad... -
![Always & Forever: A Saga of Slavery and Deliverance by Gretchen Craig]()
Always & Forever: A Saga of Slavery and Deliverance by Gretchen Craig
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSince they were children running barefoot about Toulouse Plantation, Josie and Cleo have been as close as sisters, forging an unbreakable bond that defies their roles as mistress and slave. Together, the two have shared secrets and protected each other through happiness and heartbreak... -
![Mail Order Mystery by Cynthia Woolf]()
Mail Order Mystery by Cynthia Woolf
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCivil war devastated the country and left Rachel Sawyer stranded in a dead-end job as a seamstress with no prospects for marriage. Men are thin on the ground in Massachusetts, so Rachel and her best friend travel west, to Seattle, with the handsome Talbot brothers...Categorized as:
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![And One Wore Gray by Heather Graham]()
And One Wore Gray by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the sequel to One Wore Blue, the other Cameron brother, Daniel, is bewitched by Callie Michaelson, a wild beauty who hates the South but who could make him forget the horrors of the war...Categorized as:
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