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Beloved Enemy
What happens when love and duty collide? When two people in love are on different sides of a war? In an era when honor matters more than life, and duty counts more than love, Booth Slade and Serena Boyd meet and fall in love.
He’s a wealthy New England industrialist. She’s a genteel daughter of the South, the young widow of an autocratic banker.
When Serena’s reputation is accidentally compromised, Booth proposes a plan to restore her respectability. They embark on a sham engagement, and what begins as feigned affection develops into genuine love. Yet Serena’s deceased husband’s last will and testament casts a dark cloud over their future. When the Civil War declares them to be enemies, the politics, danger, and hardship of the times engulf them. Tangled loyalties test their love. Danger and subterfuge draw them into the secret service’s web. Will Serena make the difficult choice that will betray her beloved homeland to save the man she loves?
Beloved Enemy is a standalone Civil War romance. If you love fake relationships, second chances, feisty heroines, and wartime romance, you'll enjoy this historical love story with a dash of intrigue thrown in.
He’s a wealthy New England industrialist. She’s a genteel daughter of the South, the young widow of an autocratic banker.
When Serena’s reputation is accidentally compromised, Booth proposes a plan to restore her respectability. They embark on a sham engagement, and what begins as feigned affection develops into genuine love. Yet Serena’s deceased husband’s last will and testament casts a dark cloud over their future. When the Civil War declares them to be enemies, the politics, danger, and hardship of the times engulf them. Tangled loyalties test their love. Danger and subterfuge draw them into the secret service’s web. Will Serena make the difficult choice that will betray her beloved homeland to save the man she loves?
Beloved Enemy is a standalone Civil War romance. If you love fake relationships, second chances, feisty heroines, and wartime romance, you'll enjoy this historical love story with a dash of intrigue thrown in.
358 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 28, 2025
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