Two heart-warming sweet wholesome historical romance novels that will keep you reading long past bedtime. AWAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE Accidentally caught up in the Civil War, Addison LaFleur wanted nothing more than to get home. To her family. But the universe conspired against her. Northerner Joshua Hamilton pretended to be a southerner. Everything he did, he did for family. While trying to help lovely southern belle, Addison, Joshua inadvertently puts them in danger with both armies – North and South. A charming historical romance set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. THE RELUCTANT BRIDE A mysterious contract, made long ago, between their two fathers led Carolina to Milton's doorstep. Milton, at the ripe old age of twenty-five, decided he needed a wife. But a wife on his own terms. Not one dictated by his father. Carolina, tired of her father's constant badgering, relented and traveled north merely to appease him. An interminable trip that she instantly regretted. While sorting out the mystery of the contract, will what they discover link them together as their fathers planned or just push them apart? A spellbinding historical romance set in the early 1830s — before the south was devastated by a war that tore the country apart.

Original Stories and Novels by Kathryn Kaleigh Each issue contains a complete novel and at least five full short stories. Each issue is an anthology of Kathryn's different stories including historical romance, time travel romance, and sweet wholesome contemporary. Most issues contain stories from her different series, but some issues have standalone stories not part of a series. In this issue: SHORT STORIES… The Daffodils Jacqueline Steele had watched the seasons come and go, tumbling over each other one after the other, but spring was her favorite. For so many reasons. Nothing said spring like the sweet rich scent of the daffodil plants. Sometimes the simplest of things made the longest lasting impacts. A heartwarming tale of a love that survives forever. Map of the Heart Though airplane pilot Riley Monroe sacrificed a lot for her career, she still carried fond memories of Pittsburgh where she grew up. She had left more than just her childhood behind. Little did she know that a flight scheduled by Noah Worthington would open up a path she thought closed off forever. Iowa Time Whispers Irelyn complied with her family's expectations as far as her career went. But her own time, she dedicated to her art. With a new job looming, and one week left before her time was no longer her own, she set off on a Mississippi riverboat cruise. But would her dream vacation turn deadly? Southern Ice and Fire Samantha Winter took on a project of the utmost importance to her country. This project required help. Help from other women – not just friends, but strangers as well. Pulling together, the women served a vital function to the Confederacy. While helping the cause, the ladies find themselves working closely with soldiers. What starts as an act of patriotism leads to something more. Magic of Christmas Left to tend her grandparents' ranch, big city architect Eva found herself back in the country. Feeding horses. Mucking stalls. A bittersweet experience saddled with tons of happy memories. Years ago, Mason let Eva walk away without ever telling her how he felt. Both dreamed big dreams that took them in different directions. Being friends again could open all sorts of doors… A heartwarming and intensely engaging short story by bestselling writer Kathryn Kaleigh. Christmas romance with all the trimmings. NOVEL: Wait for Me Trapped for the long months of the siege, the residents of Vicksburg retreat into hiding. Isabella Quinn must focus above all else on surviving. But her past unexpectedly grasps her attention. Benjamin Richardson must protect civilians without distraction. What will they do to survive the siege? An enchanting and spellbinding historical romance set against the backdrop of the American Civil War.

Five standalone short stories that introduce new characters into best-selling author Kathryn Kaleigh's Southern Belle Civil War historical romance series. SOUTHERNERS IN BLUE A steamboat packed with soldiers on a flooded Mississippi River. Disguised as a young boy in blue, Abigail Sutton blends in with the Yankee soldiers. Only one man sees through her disguise. Can they come together and survive when their world explodes? A standalone story that introduces new characters into the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance series. Originally Published in Heart's Kiss. GUARDIAN ANGEL The southern land burned. Scarred. Its families splintered. A war going on three years too long. Union soldier Christopher Mitchell rides alone through the south. Emily does the unthinkable to protect her family. Will Christopher do his part to help her? Or maintain his loyalty to the Union? SOUTHERN SIREN The Southern landscape bruised. Civilians and soldiers alike struggling to ride out the war. A war going on three years too long. Union soldier Christopher Mitchell sympathizes with the South despite his own commitments to the North. In the war-ravaged land, Emily struggles to find enough food to stay alive. Deep in the land of Dixie, Christopher faces choices of his own. WITHOUT A WORD Deep in the heart of Louisiana, the war spilled onto Hannah Bradford's doorstep. The shelves of her father's general store left bare from the blockade. The war stripped them of everything. Supplies. Fathers. Brothers. Husbands. Would it take away all hope, too? DULY WARNED The Civil War swept deep into the heart of Louisiana. Southerners on the home front fought bravely to protect their own with whatever means available. Taylor Randal struggled with the choice to protect the past or forge forward. But now she must consider more than just herself. While carrying out his orders, Confederate officer Beau Sanders discovers surprises from his own past.

"While historians have examined the struggles and challenges that confronted the Southern plantation mistress during the American Civil War, until now no one has considered the ways in which the conflict shaped the lives of elite young women, otherwise known as belles. In The Confederate Belle, Giselle Roberts uses diaries, letters, and memoirs to uncover the unique wartime experiences of young ladies in Mississippi and Louisiana. In the plantation culture of the antebellum South, belles enhanced their family's status through their appearance and accomplishments and, later, by marrying well." "During the American Civil War, a new patriotic womanhood superseded the antebellum feminine ideal. It demanded that Confederate women sacrifice everything for their beloved cause, including their men, homes, fine dresses, and social occasions, to ensure the establishment of a new nation and the preservation of elite ideas about race, class, and gender. As menfolk answered the call to arms, southern matrons had to redefine their roles as mistresses and wives. Southern belles faced a different, yet equally daunting task. After being prepared for a delightful "bellehood," young ladies were forced to reassess their traditional rite of passage into womanhood, to compromise their understanding of femininity at a pivotal time in their lives. They found themselves caught between antebellum traditions of honor and of gentility, a binary patriotic feminine ideal and wartime reality."--BOOK JACKET. Book jacket.

Candace Bailey’s exploration of the intertwining worlds of music and gender shows how young southern women pushed the boundaries of respectability to leave their unique mark on a patriarchal society. Before 1861, a strictly defined code of behavior allowed a southern woman to identify herself as a “lady” through her accomplishments in music, drawing, and writing, among other factors. Music permeated the lives of southern women, and they learned appropriate participation through instruction at home and at female training institutions. A belle’s primary venue was the parlor, where she could demonstrate her usefulness in the domestic circle by providing comfort and serving to enhance social gatherings through her musical performances, often by playing the piano or singing. The southern lady performed in public only on the rarest of occasions, though she might attend public performances by women. An especially talented lady who composed music for a broader audience would do so anonymously so that her reputation would remain unsullied. The tumultuous Civil War years provided an opportunity for southern women to envision and attempt new ways to make themselves useful to the broader, public society. While continuing their domestic responsibilities and taking on new ones, young women also tested the boundaries of propriety in a variety of ways. In a broad break with the past, musical ladies began giving public performances to raise money for the war effort, some women published patriotic Confederate music under their own names, supporting their cause and claiming public ownership for their creations. Bailey explores these women’s lives and analyzes their music. Through their move from private to public performance and publication, southern ladies not only expanded concepts of social acceptability but also gained a valued sense of purpose. Music and the Southern Belle places these remarkable women in their social context, providing compelling insight into southern culture and the intricate ties between a lady’s identity and the world of music. Augmented by incisive analysis of musical compositions and vibrant profiles of composers, this volume is the first of its kind, making it an essential read for devotees of Civil War and southern history, gender studies, and music.

Now the bestselling serial is under one title— SOUTHERN LEGACY! Including Belle of Charleston, Shadows of Magnolia, Born to Be Brothers and the dramatic conclusion, The Sun Rises! Set against the backdrop of Antebellum Charleston with the martial clash of brother against brother looming on the horizon--here is an absorbing, tantalizing saga of life during one of our country's most turbulent times--Southern Legacy Series. In a world of pageantry and show, the Montgomery family accepts the way of life that has been antebellum Charleston for over a hundred years. Two cousins, the handsome and debonair, Wade Montgomery and the bold and brooding Cullen Smythe, were born to be brothers. Raised as Southern gentlemen, their character could never be questioned--loyalty, honor, duty to one's country, God and family. It was the tie that binds until...their bond is threatened, not only by the cry for secession but by a woman--Josephine Buchanan Wright. Josephine Buchanan Wright is a dutiful, southern belle. Her future seems fated to the two Montgomery cousins...until all she has placed her faith in falls apart. As her life spirals out of control, she tries desperately to cling to the honor and duty that has been instilled in her. But how can she do so when all she has known is no more?

The Nashville and Decatur Railroad was in operation five months before the start of the Civil War and 17 months before the Federals took control of Nashville and the railroad. Running through Central Tennessee to Alabama, the highly contested line passed through Confederate-held territory, where rebels and their sympathizers continually sabotaged bridges, trestles and track. This first full-length work on the N&D Railroad emphasizes its importance in the Western Theater and brings to light the four key men who kept it open for the duration of the war. Significant military activities in the region are described, along with the contraband camp, military complex and other features surrounding the railroad's only tunnel.