Civil War Brides — Sadie Cuffe; Sophie Cuffe

Before, during, and after the Civil War, bravery and hearts were tested. Only the strongest emerged victorious.

THE SEEKERS
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?

LOVE'S RAID
Having returned from war missing part of one arm, Daniel is convinced no woman would want him. So he keeps his focus on his job as town constable. But even as he searches for the men who are robbing area banks and threatening his community, he cannot shake the vision of Clara's steady gray eyes, the challenge of her quick mind, and the strength of her faith in God.
Will Clara and Daniel succeed in keeping love at arm's length? Or will their defenses fall to love's raid?

RUTH'S REDEMPTION
he Civil War took everything from Ruth Stallings except for her grandmother and sisters. Now without a home or funds, they take the White River as far as it will go and end up in Painted Bluff, Arkansas, a town populated mostly by men out looking for a wife. Sheriff John Powell wants nothing to do with the pretty women or the trouble they bring. Especially when a gang of marauders show up looking for Ruth. Can Ruth and John overcome their differences and find love?

PATRIOT HEART
DUTY COURAGE INTEGRITY

May 1865. All Dan Goodman wants is to marry an uncomplicated girl and have a family, but the war interfered and he became a POW who now believes he's losing his mind and unfit for marriage. He dreams of Oregon to put the memories behind him. The problem is he owes a debt of gratitude to the beautiful songstress. In addition, Clara Barton wants him to be a witness for the prosecution in the first trial for war crimes in American history.



INDEPENDENT ENTERPRISING FEISTY

Letty Talbot is a world-weary steamboat songstress, and wants a new direction after sudden loss. Letty decides to run a supply depot for emigrants going out West, and talks Dan into a partnership where he builds the prairie schooners. Letty won't admit she wants to keep Dan from leaving. Even though they butt heads a lot, no man ever interested Letty as this one did.



TRUST LOVE PEACE

If Letty marries Dan she losses her depot, because married women have no property rights. Letty must learn to trust God with her future. Dan must forgive fellow Union inmates who killed for selfish reasons, and face the commandant of Andersonville Prison in a court of law. Allowing his Oregon dream to fade, he can then embrace the future God planned for him.