This is the third in the Daughtry House series and chronicles the story of Aurora, the youngest Daughtry sister, and Zane Sager. Zane is a US Marshall tasked with protecting a couple of states' witnesses until the trial for a federal judge's murder.
Aurora and her sisters have inherited the Dogwood Saloon, but Aurora has designs for the place to make it a boarding house for Civil War widows. When Zane and his charges show up in town, Aurora hides them in the attic of the Dogwood.
Zane and Aurora are attracted to each other, but both of them are living in denial. Zane came through the Civil
War, finishing it out in the Cahaba POW camp in Alabama. His nightmares never seem to end, and he's afraid that he will hurt Aurora because of them. Aurora's empathy breaks through his defenses and unlocks that hidden place within himself.
Aurora's sister, Joelle, gives Aurora one piece of advice that should be given to every young Christian girl: find a man who serves Christ above all, and you will find a worthy husband.
Beth White has been masterful in presenting society's problems of the time. She's got a finger on the pulse of difficulties of the post-war South. The whole series is Five Star Worthy, but this book especially is Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and a Fairy Wedding Waltz.
Revell Publishing and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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