Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.Īll rights reserved. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Will Matthew finally propose? What news does Reverend Ames bring that turns Emily's world upside down? How does the new war between the North and South impact her life? And.will the goose be cooked in time? Read moreĬover by Garborg Design Works, Savage, Minnesota In the midst of this whirlpool of swirling tasks, she is getting ready to greet very important dinner guests-the love of her life and her pastor and his wife. That is in addition to providing a safe house as part of the Underground Railroad.

She cares for the garden, makes plans for planting the fields, and milks the cows, all the while creating havoc in the home her mother used to keep immaculate. Alone on her family's farm, she must take on the roles of both housekeeper and farmer. Summer 1861-Emily Harrison is finding life a bit overwhelming. Laced with humor and a sweet love story, this bonus material also contains the first chapter of Emily's continuing journey in The Quaker and the Rebel, Book 1 of the Civil War Heroines series. Two men love her.This free short story prequel by bestselling author Mary Ellis provides an early glimpse into the life of Quaker Emily Harrison. Maddy’s heart is pulled between wanting to be loyal to those who care for her and wanting to help the man she believes is on the right side of the conflict. She knows passing along this information may save the life of her beloved James, but at what cost? Can she really betray the trust of her family and friends? But while rubbing elbows with army officers and cavalry generals and war department officials in her aunt and uncle’s palatial home, Maddy overhears plans for a Confederate attack in northern Virginia. However, Colonel Haywood has never forgotten the beautiful nurse, and when he unexpectedly meets her again in Richmond, he is determined to win her.

But even though Maddy makes her home in the South, her heart and political sympathies belong to General James Downing, a soldier from the North. Serving for a brief time as a nurse after the devastating battle of Gettysburg, Madeline Howard saves the life of Elliot Haywood, a colonel in the Confederate Home Guard. Bestselling author Mary Ellis ( A Widow’s Hope) presents The Lady and the Officer, Book 2 of her new Civil War historical romance series, which tells the stories of brave women and the men who love them.

The Lady and the Officer by Mary Ellis