Nancy B. Brewer

When Nina returns to her Aunt and Uncle's home from boarding school, expecting to celebrate the holidays, she is grief stricken to learn that her brother, Charlie, has enlisted in the war.

As she comes to terms with this reality, she learns that he has been captured and is being held in the Yankee prison. Naively, she finds comfort in his imprisonment, feeling he is at least not at war and safe. Charlie communicates that he is being treated well to Nina, but paints a truer image to their beloved Uncle.

Nina finds herself on an incredible journey to get her brother freed from the prison, but in order to do so, she becomes a spy in the White House. While working both sides of the spy ring, Nina receives word from her cousin Willie that Charlie has become "blue," meaning that he has changed sides in order to be freed from the prison, and doctor the injured soldiers. Will Nina continue her mission, now that she knows her brother is free?

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Lizzie's life story continues, however in this her life has fast forwarded and she's now 50. Her beloved Joel has passed away, and her children have grown up and are living their lives.

She struggles with depression, and if not for her maid Dovie, she might never have gone on.

She decides to write a book, telling her story, to give to her children. So, while at the store to get ink for her typewriter, she encounters Mr. Lee, who is in need of a secretary. He purchases a new typewriter for her to used to type up his paperwork, but says she can use it at her leisure, as well as earns a salary.

Mr. Lee begins to court Lizzie. Another, Mr. Collins also has his eyes on Lizzie. Her emotions still very much on the edge with her love for her late husband leaves Lizzie on a roller coaster.

Just when she decides, which she might marry...another suitor comes along and changes her whole life, again.… (altro)

This book continues the story of Lizzie Sanders.

Lizzie has moved to North Carolina with her daughter Victoria to live with her sister, Sallie and her two small children, and their parents. Life altering events change Lizzie's role in the family to leader of the family when her parents unexpectantly die. Lizzie, Sallie, and the children are forced to go on and survive the war while the men are away at battle.

Will Sallie's husband Ransom come home? Will Lizzie's fiancée Joel Simpson come home? Will the women and the children be able to make it in their absence?… (altro)