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Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge #2)
Book Two in Lauraine Snelling's Repackaged Civil War Series
When her sister fights to hold on to the family legacy, Louisa Highwood works tirelessly to save the lives of wounded soldiers. Putting her own safety n the line, she covertly ventures behind enemy lines to procure desperately needed supplies for the army hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Meanwhile, Jesselynn Highwo...more
When her sister fights to hold on to the family legacy, Louisa Highwood works tirelessly to save the lives of wounded soldiers. Putting her own safety n the line, she covertly ventures behind enemy lines to procure desperately needed supplies for the army hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Meanwhile, Jesselynn Highwo...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
October 1st 2000
by Bethany House Publishers
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This book was really awesome! I had a hard time putting it down. I read it only when I walked on the treadmill for an hour every day. It made the time go by very fast! So far every book in the series has been excellent. It follows two sisters during the War. One of them goes on trips with her brother trying to get some morphine to help the soldiers that are recuperating from their war wounds. The other sister has brought what is left of their thoroughbred horses on a trip to save them from the s...more
This is the second in this series by Lauraine Snelling. I liked it just as much as I liked the first one. The book is about Jesselynne Highwood who leaves her ranch in Kentucky with some of her freed slaves and her little brother along with their Thoroughbred horses to travel across the country to Oregon to keep them safe from the ravages of the Civil War. She pretends to be a boy since she got more respect that way and people would deal with her when she wanted to buy supplies and such when the...more
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Fun book, not believable as far as history of the Civil War goes. This author never resolves things at the end of the books in the series, so you're left wondering what will happen next.
read this in one day, great story
Book 2 of 3
really loving these books. :)
During the war, the life of the same woman and her sister on the other side of the lines. Lots of exciting things happening in these books, some very unexpected things but the faith of the young lady and the other with her is strong.
Sequel to Daughter of Twin Oaks
Sequel to Daughter of Twin Oaks
Really enjoyed this read, and the end makes me long to have the third book in hand to continue reading! This book officially makes my 20th reread book for 2011, so I have acheived my goal there. So excited about that!
My full review to come. :-)
My full review to come. :-)
Takes a little while to get into... but once I did, I really liked it. Waiting to read the last book in the series now! :)
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Lauraine Snelling has been writing since 1980, with a total of 56 books published, both fiction and non-fiction, historical and contemporary, for adults and young readers. Lauraine's books consistently appear on CBA bestseller lists and are frequently featured in the Crossings Book Club. Lauraine and her husband, Wayne, live in California and have two grown sons.
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