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A woman burdened by war...A doctor torn between passion and duty...A sweeping tale of love in the face of dishonor from the incomparable storyteller--Kathleen Woodiwiss. Alaina MacGaren is forced to flee the devastation of her homeland in the guise of a young boy, only to find sanctuary in the arms of an enemy. Cole Latimer is a dashing Yankee surgeon who has served the Union faithfully, and his tender heart compels him to help a ragged, innocent "lad" in need--never suspecting the rags conceal a bewitching belle suspected of being a rebel spy. But Alaina's masquerade does not fool Cole for long. And the strength, courage, and breathtaking sensuality of this woman whom it would be treasonous to love sets duty and desire at war within him. Yet Destiny has joined them for good or ill--and they both must follow where their hearts would lead them, if they are to build a glorious new life together out of the ashes of the old.… (más)
Nueva Orleans, durante la guerra de secesión. Alaina McGaren, una osada y hermosa joven, se ve obligada a abandonar su hogar tras perder a su padre en la guerra. Viajará disfrazada como un sucio pilluelo hasta la casa de sus tíos, sin embargo, en el camino conocerá al yanqui que cambiará su destino. La voluntad de la indomable heredera sureña nunca se ha doblegado... hasta que Cole Latimer entra en su vida. Este apuesto y elegante cirujano, rechazado una y otra vez por Alaina, jamás podrá olvidar la noche en que descubrió su secreto. Desde ese mismo instante Cole no podrá olvidar la dulzura de la bella muchacha. Y será esta irremediable atracción hacia ella lo que se convierta, finalmente, en su perdición.
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Lament Oh, my home! My land of sunshine, Of loving folk and Gently passing days. You are gone! Gone beneath the booted Heel of WAR; The million-legged worm That crawls mindlessly across My land and leaves behind A tangled waste of broken lives And lifeless bodies.
You have left me! Alone! Forlorn! A toss like a leaf upon the flood. Wherever I would set my feet and rest, I find -- Despair. You have rent the very fabric Of my soul with your going. You have fled my grasp, And everywhere I turn, I find-- The hated smell of WAR, That acrid scent of Ashes! Ashes! Ashes in the wind! KEW
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Dedicated to the memory of my parents-- Gladys and Charles-- In love-- KEW
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Chapter 1 September 23, 1863 New Orleans The wide, muddy river lapped with deceptive laziness at the foot of the levee, while a heavily laden riverboat ponderously picked a path through a bevy of Union warships.
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A woman burdened by war...A doctor torn between passion and duty...A sweeping tale of love in the face of dishonor from the incomparable storyteller--Kathleen Woodiwiss. Alaina MacGaren is forced to flee the devastation of her homeland in the guise of a young boy, only to find sanctuary in the arms of an enemy. Cole Latimer is a dashing Yankee surgeon who has served the Union faithfully, and his tender heart compels him to help a ragged, innocent "lad" in need--never suspecting the rags conceal a bewitching belle suspected of being a rebel spy. But Alaina's masquerade does not fool Cole for long. And the strength, courage, and breathtaking sensuality of this woman whom it would be treasonous to love sets duty and desire at war within him. Yet Destiny has joined them for good or ill--and they both must follow where their hearts would lead them, if they are to build a glorious new life together out of the ashes of the old.
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