The Civil War changed the lives of so many people, some for the good, some not so good. Maddie Hardin had her life totally turned upside down by events that happened in New Orleans in 1864 and so she ran to Texas to start a new life. What she did not count on was the fact that the Yankee soldier she had encountered in New Orleans would be assigned to her protect her part of Texas and that he would house his troops on her land. Daniel Kent is also running from events that happened during the war and he is angry at what he thinks Maddie has done in the past. Love versus hate, the age old pull of man and woman plays out against a background of greed, lust and mistrust. A wonderful historical romance. This is book three of a series - the other books in the series are Crown of Glory and Lone Star.
