Tensions escalate in Richmond as the Union army approaches, drawing her into more secrecy. Where does her cousin, Meg, go on her solitary errands? Bea's own growing love for Jay, a Southerner, only adds to her confusion. Though she participates in activities to benefit Confederate soldiers, Bea struggles with her own loyalties and her father's demands. Is she spying for the North? His growing feelings for her are hard to squelch. Bea's interest in his job, which includes secrets that would benefit the Union, arouses his suspicions. Nickson wants to serve his country as a Confederate soldier, his work is too important to the government. Bea's father agrees to the trip with a condition-one that tosses her emotions into swirling confusion. In times of war, is anything as it seems? Her aunt's invitation to Richmond is just the change Beatrice Swanson needs after her brother's release from a Union prison. When Adam’s condition worsens, Carrie knows a Union surgeon is needed to save his life.Boulevard of Confusion (Trade Paperback / Paperback) Even though Carrie’s father fights for the Confederacy in far-off Virginia, her feelings for the handsome young soldier begin to blossom into love. It’s not long until his gratitude and teasing manner spark a friendship between the young couple. Adam’s friendship with Jay softens her heart toward him. Carrie refuses, but cannot remove the bullets.
Though Carrie is reluctant to take Adam to their cave where her family hides their livestock from both armies, she cannot turn her back on him.īut her Aunt Lavinia, bitter over what Yankees have done to their land, urges Carrie to allow Adam to die. A Stranger on My Land by Sandra Merville HartĬarrie and her little brother, Jay, find a wounded soldier on their land after a battle which later became known as “The Battle Above the Clouds.” Adam, a Union soldier, has been shot twice in the arm.
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