New from Golden Keyes Parsons is the Civil War novel His Steadfast Love (Thomas Nelson): When Texas secedes from the Union, Amanda Belle’s heart is torn between the love for her brother who joins the Confederacy and her attraction to Union Captain Kent Littlefield. She shares, “I was shocked to learn how divided Texas was on the issue of secession. In fact, it was a terrible time of division, not only for the nation, but also for Texas as a state.”