Natchez belle turned riverboat maiden Camellia Anderson misses her old life of privilege. She misses the balls and she misses the suitors … then a chance to attend finishing school in New Orleans catapults her into an exciting world—and a whirlwind courtship with a dashing Confederate soldier. It’s a beautiful, uncomplicated romance until a trip to Memphis brings old friend—and Northern spy—Jonah Thornton back into Camellia’s life. Now she’s torn between two loves, but will she risk everything to save a Union soldier?

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About The Author

Diane T. Ashley, a “town girl” born and raised in Mississippi, has worked over twenty years for the House of Representatives. She rediscovered a thirst for writing, was led to a class taught by Aaron McCarver, and became a founding member of the Bards of Faith. Aaron McCarver is a transplanted Mississippian who was raised in the mountains near Dunlap, Tennessee. He loves teaching at Belhaven University and editing for Barbour Publishing and Summerside Press.

Books by Diane Ashley and Aaron McCarver