The Hidden Path — Sadie Cuffe; Sophie Cuffe

Being a widow is hard enough, but Laura hates herself when she discovers she's falling for her husband's best friend, Rupert. She tries to stay true to Sam's memory and keep her distance, but when her well-to-do mother-in-law travels to Maine to take Laura's daughter off to Baltimore, she reluctantly turns to Rupert for help.

Rupert is more than willing to help protect Laura's interests, except for one little problem. Although he's in love with her, he feels responsible for Sam's death by drowning, and he hasn't found the right way to tell Laura the truth about the accident. And that's the good news. Rupert's half-brother is in league with Laura's mother-in-law, and he's on a mission to ruin Rupert while garnering support for the Confederate States of America, by hook or by crook.

The Hidden Path is a story of treachery and loyalty, jealousy and love, but, above all, it's a tale of finding the individual courage to step out into the unknown and leave past mistakes to the grace of God. For all those who enjoy intrigue and a hard-won romance, it'll keep you turning pages and rooting for the good guys until the very end.