Jerri Hines

From the ashes of war, can an ember of love still burn? The final chapter of this sweeping tale finds Josephine Wright Montgomery reeling from the devastation and loss around her. Stunned, she has never felt so helpless and alone. The life she has known is gone forever....

Set against the backdrop of Antebellum Charleston with the martial clash of brother against brother looming on the horizon....

The tie that bound the cousins, Cullen Smythe and Wade Montogmery, together has been strained and stretched to the breaking point, and there is nothing Josephine can do. The bond once shared, once so strong, has been lost in the turmoil surrounding their lives....

A rousing family saga for the fight for America's independence....

Josephine Buchanan Wright is forced apart from the man she loves. Unaware of a threat against her, she strives to make her dying father's wish a reality. Cullen Smythe returns to Philadelphia and tries to pick up the pieces of his heart...forget her and make a life for himself - alone....