Heroines Behind the Lines Civil War

When war erupted, she traded a life of privilege for a life of significance.When the Civil War shatters the genteel world of New York society, Charlotte Waverly dares to step beyond the drawing room and enter the chaos of war. As one of America's first professional female nurses, and with a suitor who believes the work is beneath her, she's combatting more than just the rebellion.Across the city but a world away, Irish immigrant Ruby O'Flannery is plunged into hardship when her husband enlists with the Union army. Her struggle to survive leads her on a rocky path that will intertwine with Charlotte's. As their lives converge, they'll uncover an unexpected bond forged in struggle, sacrifice, and the shared fight for dignity and purpose.Though Wedded to War is a work of fiction, the story is inspired by real-life Civil War nurse Georgeanna Woolsey, whose letters and journals offer a thorough look at what pioneering women nurses endured.

When soldier Caitlin McKae wakes up in Atlanta after being wounded in battle, the Georgian doctor who treats her believes Caitlin's only secret is 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.Trained as a teacher, she accepts a job as a governess to the daughter of Noah Becker, a German immigrant lawyer, who enlists with the Rebel army. Then in the spring of 1864, Sherman's troops edge closer to Atlanta. Though starvation rules, and Sherman rages, she will not run again. In a land shattered by strife and suffering, a Union veteran and a Rebel soldier test the limits of loyalty and discover the courage to survive. Will honor dictate that Caitlin and Noah follow the rules, or love demand that they break them?Yankee in Atlanta is a work of fiction inspired by first-person accounts from men and women whose letters and journals offer a glimpse into the lives of those living in Atlanta during the height of the Civil War.

Compelled to atone for the sins of her slaveholding father, Union loyalist Sophie Kent risks everything to help end the war from within the Confederate capital and abolish slavery forever. But she can't do it alone. Former slave Bella Jamison sacrifices her freedom to come to Richmond, where her Union soldier husband is imprisoned, and her twin sister still lives in bondage in Sophie's home. Though it may cost them their lives, they work with Sophie to betray Rebel authorities. Harrison Caldwell, a Northern journalist who escorts Bella to Richmond, infiltrates the War Department as a clerk–but is conscripted to defend the city's fortifications. As Sophie's spy network grows, she walks a tightrope of deception, using her father's position as newspaper editor and a suitor's position in the ordnance bureau for the advantage of the Union. One misstep could land her in prison, or worse. Suspicion hounds her until she barely even trusts herself. When her espionage endangers the people she loves, she makes a life-and-death gamble. Will she follow her convictions even though it costs her everything–and everyone–she holds dear?Spy of Richmond is a work of fiction inspired by the first-person account of those who lived in the Confederacy's capital during the Civil War.