Love Held Captive

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After the War Between the States, a Confederate officer longs to heal the heart of a beautiful womanbut first hell have to right the wrongs that were done to her.

Major Ethan Kelly has never been able to absolve himself of the guilt he feels for raiding a womans home shortly before he was taken prisoner during the Civil War. He is struggling to get through each day until he once again crosses paths with Lizbeth Barclaythe very woman he is trying to forget.

Life after the war is not much different for former Captain Devin Monroe until he meets Julianne VanFleet. He knows she is the woman hes been waiting for, but he struggles to come to terms with the sacrifices she made to survive the war.

When Ethan and Devin discover that their former colonel, Adam Bushnell, is responsible for both Lizbeths and Juliannes pain, they call on their former fellow soldiers to hunt him down. As the men band together to earn the trust of the women they love, Lizbeth and Julianne seek the justice they deserve in a country longing to heal.

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Shame and honor collide as the characters struggle to let go of their pasts and claim the freedom their faith promises. Gray touches lightly but perceptively on PTSD, bringing her Lone Star Hero Love Stories series to a strong finish.' * Publishers Weekly *
'Characters are strong not only in mind but in body and in faith, which is what helped them get through the war. Gray does her research and brings fans historical details that are often left out of fictional retellings.' * RT Book Reviews, 4 stars *

Author Bio

Shelley Shepard Gray is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time Hold Medallion winner. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town's bike trail.