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Winner, 2016 CALA Award!
Amara McKirnan and Nathan Simmons share a devotion to their Catholic faith but their loyalties lie on opposite sides of the conflict. Dedicated to the Confederate cause, Amara offers to help out at her uncle's makeshift hospital in Atlanta. Fate brought Nathan to their doorstep and into Amara's life. Little does Amara know that the wounded soldier she cares for harbors a secret that will not only jeopardize his life but hers as well. Follow Amara and Nathan's story from the heart of war-torn Atlanta to the Northern Georgia battlefields to the plains of East Texas as their lives become intertwined in a way that shatters the separate worlds they once knew.
About the author
Combining a love of reading and a fascination with history, Amanda Lauer fulfilled a lifelong goal with the publication of her debut novel, A World Such As Heaven Intended. Lauer learned the technical aspects of writing as a proofreader in the insurance, newspaper and collegiate arenas. Over the last ten years she has had 1200 articles published in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. Lauer and her husband John have been married thirty-three years and reside in northeast Wisconsin where they are involved in their parish and are trained as a FOCCUS couple for their diocese. They are the proud parents of four children and are enjoying their new role as grandparents.
