About the Book: Robert came to Galveston to fulfill his promise to a dying man and look after his widow. He didn't expect to find love in the unlikeliest of places.
Robert Truax, former Second Lieutenant and Confederate officer in the Civil War, made a promise to his comrade Phillip Markham. If anything happened to Phillip, Robert would look after his beloved wife, Miranda. She was his life, his world, his everything.
After the war, Robert is left to pick up the pieces and fulfill his pact. When he arrives at Miranda's home in Galveston, Texas, things are worse than he imagined. Phillip's name has been dragged through the mud, everyone in town believes him to be a traitor, and his widow is treated as an outcast. Even more disturbing is her emotional well-being. Miranda seems hopeless, lost, and so very alone.
Robert had thought his duty would be simple. He would help Miranda as quickly as possible in order to honor a promise. But the moment Robert laid eyes on her, his plans changed. He's mesmerized by her beauty and yearns to help her in any way he can.
He makes it his duty to protect Miranda, turn her reputation around, and to find some way to help her smile again. But it doesn't prove to be an easy task---Robert knows something about Phillip that could shake Miranda to the core and alter her view of the man she thought she knew so well.
My Thoughts: History is always more interesting when it's told in story format and you become invested in the lives of the characters, even when you know they are not real life people. Particularly when the author writes in such a way that they feel like real life people with real life problems, circumstances, and emotions.
This book had history, romance, and intrigue, while dealing with post-war fall-out for both soldiers and the families affected long after the war was over.
It was also a good reminder of the importance of reputation - both to build a good one of your own, and to avoid ruining someone else's with gossip or unfounded accusations.
Thank you to Litfuse Publicity for organizing this tour and providing me with a complimentary review copy.
This book had history, romance, and intrigue, while dealing with post-war fall-out for both soldiers and the families affected long after the war was over.
It was also a good reminder of the importance of reputation - both to build a good one of your own, and to avoid ruining someone else's with gossip or unfounded accusations.
Thank you to Litfuse Publicity for organizing this tour and providing me with a complimentary review copy.
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