A Life by Faith

by Lyn Cote

A Union Civil War nurse with a secret agenda~

The next and final book in this series is A Life by Faith, Honor’s youngest daughter Faith. After a family tragedy, Faith searches for a way to undo a terrible wrong. And the only way she can continue her search is to become a nurse with the Union Army. Faith is a woman much like her mother and older sister. She will not be deterred from doing what she sees as her duty.

333 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 10, 2025

About the author

Lyn grew up loving books. Her favorite night of the week was Friday night, when the Bookmobile came to her neighborhood in Illinois. She’d spend those two hours chatting with the driver of the Bookmobile and the librarian and making the big decision of the week — which books to check out! In those distant days, children were limited in how many books they could check out. Lyn could only take home six a week — and there were so many to choose from. Her favorites were Cotton in my Sack by Lois Lenski, The Little House series and the One of a Kind Family series. Later, she discovered Georgette Heyer’s Regency romances!
This love of books led to a desire to write. Lyn won prizes in high school and college for her poetry and, not surprisingly, Lyn became a history and English teacher. When she became a mother, she gave up teaching, and while raising a son and a daughter, she began working on her first novel. Then she wrote her second and third. Long years of rejection followed — as it does for most writers. Finally in 1997, Lyn got "the call." Her first book, Never Alone, was chosen to appear in the first year of the new Love Inspired line. Lyn has written many articles on writing and the emerging Christian Booksellers Assoc. (CBA) fiction market. In 2006, Lyn's book, Chloe, is a finalist for the RWA's RITA, the highest award in the romance genre in the inspirational category.
Now, Lyn spends her days writing books that show the power of divine as well as human love. Her nest is empty and she and her real life hero, her husband, have more and more time to spend together in their home on a lake in the lovely northwoods. And books are still dear to her heart.

Reviews

[April Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The quest of a lifetime

Set during the Civil War, Devlin’s and Faith’s story is intense and sobering. The novel clearly shows the impact of the battles upon the soldiers’ lives and the hardships that they all faced. With the fall of Vicksburg, we see the suffering, heartache, and anger of the civilians living through those battles. Searching for Shiloh reveals the unfair and damaging attitudes and actions of society at this time. Through it all, we see God’s hand at work directing and molding people into what He wants them to be.

Devlin is a man torn between opposing views and unwilling to take a stand for just one. Faith is steadfast in her opinions of the world around them and challenges him to open his heart and mind. Theirs is a long, hard journey to their future.

I enjoyed the historical content and extensive research the Author did for this novel. Hard questions are asked and, along with the characters, we must examine our hearts and thoughts to make sure we stand for the truths that are right before God.

I received a complimentary copy from the author and these are my voluntary and honest opinions. I was not required to leave a positive review.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this story very much. I did not realize the role Quakers played in the Civil War. Faith is a Quaker who is determined to right a wrong. Her work as a nurse is not accepted or appreciated by Colonel Knight who thinks he needs to be her protector. Their journal together is rocky at times and very dangerous. This is my voluntary opinion after receiving an advance copy.