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Civil War Collection #1
Dear Johnny
Jackson promises his dying friend that he'll take care of his sister, Leah. Though he's never met her, he already adores the Leah he imagines from their grandmother's letters. While fulfilling that promise, he finds that his adoration was merely kindling.
Perhaps they aren’t home. A little surge of hope shot through him. He turned away.
The door opened behind him. His hopes dashed, he turned around and his breath caught in his throat.
Stephen had been a handsome man. That knowledge should have provided him with forewarning.
“Are you lost?” She asked. The voice of an angel.
Jackson stared into the very same blue eyes of his friend. Black hair framed the most beautiful face he had ever seen.
“Do I know you?” She asked, a small smile playing about her lips. Luscious pink lips.
Jackson wavered. Perhaps it wasn’t too late to turn and walk away.
“Leah,” he murmured.
The smile faded from her lips and she glanced behind him. Saw the servant hovering behind him now. Stood her ground.
“How do you know my name?” She asked, her eyes full of suspicion now.
“I apologize,” Jackson said. “I don’t mean to frighten you.”
“Who is it?” A woman called from the back of the house.
“It’s alright, Grandma. Just someone looking for directions.”
Leah stepped over the threshold and pulled the door behind her. “Who are you?” She asked. “You seem to have the advantage.”
“I apologize. My name is Jackson Holcomb.”
“Well, Private Jackson Holcomb, how may I assist you?” Jackson shifted and her eyes lit on the haversack over his right shoulder. Stephen’s haversack.
Her gaze lifted to his. Recognition merged with knowledge. Her expression questioned.
There was nothing he could say. He shook his head slightly.
She swayed. Then the most beautiful angel fainted into his arms.
Before he knew what had happened, his arms were full of her. He cradled her close to him, putting his arms beneath her knees and picking her up. She was light as a feather. Nudging the door open, he carried her inside.
Perhaps they aren’t home. A little surge of hope shot through him. He turned away.
The door opened behind him. His hopes dashed, he turned around and his breath caught in his throat.
Stephen had been a handsome man. That knowledge should have provided him with forewarning.
“Are you lost?” She asked. The voice of an angel.
Jackson stared into the very same blue eyes of his friend. Black hair framed the most beautiful face he had ever seen.
“Do I know you?” She asked, a small smile playing about her lips. Luscious pink lips.
Jackson wavered. Perhaps it wasn’t too late to turn and walk away.
“Leah,” he murmured.
The smile faded from her lips and she glanced behind him. Saw the servant hovering behind him now. Stood her ground.
“How do you know my name?” She asked, her eyes full of suspicion now.
“I apologize,” Jackson said. “I don’t mean to frighten you.”
“Who is it?” A woman called from the back of the house.
“It’s alright, Grandma. Just someone looking for directions.”
Leah stepped over the threshold and pulled the door behind her. “Who are you?” She asked. “You seem to have the advantage.”
“I apologize. My name is Jackson Holcomb.”
“Well, Private Jackson Holcomb, how may I assist you?” Jackson shifted and her eyes lit on the haversack over his right shoulder. Stephen’s haversack.
Her gaze lifted to his. Recognition merged with knowledge. Her expression questioned.
There was nothing he could say. He shook his head slightly.
She swayed. Then the most beautiful angel fainted into his arms.
Before he knew what had happened, his arms were full of her. He cradled her close to him, putting his arms beneath her knees and picking her up. She was light as a feather. Nudging the door open, he carried her inside.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 29, 2016
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January 26, 2017
A Good Story
A great Civil War romance set near the end of the conflict. Jackson takes leave to visit his newly-deceased's family of his fate after being given the charge by his best friend to take care of his sister. I enjoyed how the author portrayed the attraction between him and Leah. The action gave me a sense of the struggles of family living near battlefields as the two find themselves caught between two armies as Jackson tries to get Leah back home. I enjoyed the theme of letter-writing throughout the story.
A great Civil War romance set near the end of the conflict. Jackson takes leave to visit his newly-deceased's family of his fate after being given the charge by his best friend to take care of his sister. I enjoyed how the author portrayed the attraction between him and Leah. The action gave me a sense of the struggles of family living near battlefields as the two find themselves caught between two armies as Jackson tries to get Leah back home. I enjoyed the theme of letter-writing throughout the story.
June 30, 2020
How do you fall in love with a war going on
Great read. Spies and romance and a grandmother who writes letters to soldiers. Leah lost her grandfather, father and finally her brother fighting f ok r tge Confederacy. Jackson brought word brother's death. Oh and there was capture and escape. HEA
Great read. Spies and romance and a grandmother who writes letters to soldiers. Leah lost her grandfather, father and finally her brother fighting f ok r tge Confederacy. Jackson brought word brother's death. Oh and there was capture and escape. HEA
May 20, 2024
Uh oh. Good story but disappointed.
Enjoyable story, but the publisher is doing a disservice to the author by putting out this book before it is ready. There are missing words, and typos, and double negatives, and a name mix-up. I was just getting comfortable, when I got hit right off in chapter 1 with editing problems. It IS a nice story, but oh my!
Enjoyable story, but the publisher is doing a disservice to the author by putting out this book before it is ready. There are missing words, and typos, and double negatives, and a name mix-up. I was just getting comfortable, when I got hit right off in chapter 1 with editing problems. It IS a nice story, but oh my!
February 3, 2021
3.5 stars, sometimes the language is a bit too modern. The characters forget their supposed to be in the 1860s. The romance is easy enough and the characters are like able. Some situations they find themselves in are a bit far fetched.
March 10, 2018
Sweet Historical Romance
Sweet almost like watching a good Hallmark movie. A good civil wartime romance book. Will check out the series next.
Sweet almost like watching a good Hallmark movie. A good civil wartime romance book. Will check out the series next.
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