Wainwright Family Saga

To serve his country, Union Captain Lawrence Wainwright becomes Lincoln's spy. He infiltrates the Richmond mansion of the Confederacy's power players by assuming the identity of a slow witted boy/man.As a Cavalryman of faith-in-action, Lawrence resents his alter ego, especially when Rachel Hawksley steps into his world, heart, and soul. She's pure stubborn Yankee on a mission of her own to cross enemy lines and find her MIA brother. She's got a colt revolver hidden under her skirts, and she collects lost lambs of children and slaves like a bee collects pollen.When she mistakenly tries to take the mentally-challenged Lawrence under her wing, things get complicated fast. Entangled in the subterfuge of Confederate secrets, double cross, and friends' betrayal, Lawrence fights to get Rachel and those they love safely back home without blowing his cover.When Rachel discovers she's been duped by this gentle boy/man, the artillery fire on the battlefield is nothing compared to the friendly fire Lawrence must face to win her trust and prove he's worthy of her love. In this deadly game of cat and mouse, where no one is who they seem, is there too much enemy territory to cross before Lawrence and Rachel can find each other and make it out alive?

Alice Wainwright can't remove the port wine stain birthmark that brands her face, but she can remove the stigma of spinsterhood by agreeing to a loveless marriage.Gambling wastrel, Joshua Whitehead, wants her money. Alice simply wants to hide away from society and relieve her brother of his family responsibility. But hiding away isn't an option when Joshua's groom, Hawk, steps out of the shadows and breaks up her engagement.Anger and pride fuel Hawk's stubborn vow to make his own way in the world and turn his employer's ill-mannered stallion into a champion racehorse, but he can't turn a blind eye to a woman in peril. The blinded Civil War veteran is in need of friend, and Alice is in need of a champion to stop her from making the biggest mistake of her life. Yet, as Alice and Hawk's worlds collide and friendship turns to love, both hold back a part of their hearts that hides a secret fear.Unfortunately, Joshua knows about the skeletons in Alice's closet, and where all the bodies are buried in Hawk's fragile psyche. He's not above blackmail, and uses their secrets against them. In a desperate attempt to break free from Joshua's clutches, Hawk and Alice risk everything to save each other. But is it too late to face the truth about themselves before they're torn apart?

Widow, Lydia Wainwright, travels west to Kansas to begin a new life as a frontier schoolmarm, but a train wreck derails her plans and leaves her burned and injured.Drew Spurlock races to the wreck and mistakes the delirious Lydia for his long-lost cousin, Minnie, a woman he contracted to care for his two love-starved children.Suffering from amnesia, Lydia is nursed back to health by Drew and the children. During her convalescence she strives to believe Drew's version of her life, yet each time she faces her image in the mirror, she's wracked with doubts about her true identity. As she cares for Drew's children and stubbornly throws herself into her new life, she embraces the freedom of Kansas and the stirrings of the women's suffrage movement.Drawn to her independent spirit and quick wit, Drew is disturbed by facts that don't add up. His cousin Minnie was never a woman to ride horse back, and when did she suddenly develop such a passion for farm animals? He fears he's made a mistake, but when he digs for answers and unearths the truth, he delays revealing his secret so Lydia will stay.When Lydia remembers her identity and discovers the secret Drew has kept from her, she struggles to make the right choice. Can she respect and trust a man she loves who allowed her to live a lie, or must she leave him and the two children who are as dear to her as life itself?