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In Plain Sight
What wouldn't you do for love?
No damsel in distress, 20 year old Rylee James hides in plain sight of the enemy, hoping to rescue her brother - a Confederate soldier captured by Union forces. Disguised as a man, she's counting on her skills as a doctor to see her through while she risks it all to save the only family she has left.
But even the best laid plans can go awry when love is at stake, and all too soon she is faced with the reality that life's choices aren't always easy. Love of family, love of country, or love of a good man - agonizing decisions to be made when she finds that setting her brother free has left her a prisoner of the heart.
Historical fiction set in the midst of the American Civil War, In Plain Sight intrigues right from the start, taking you on a wild and perilous ride through the war-torn Virginia countryside. An emotional journey of courage, daring and love, that keeps you enthralled right to the very end.
No damsel in distress, 20 year old Rylee James hides in plain sight of the enemy, hoping to rescue her brother - a Confederate soldier captured by Union forces. Disguised as a man, she's counting on her skills as a doctor to see her through while she risks it all to save the only family she has left.
But even the best laid plans can go awry when love is at stake, and all too soon she is faced with the reality that life's choices aren't always easy. Love of family, love of country, or love of a good man - agonizing decisions to be made when she finds that setting her brother free has left her a prisoner of the heart.
Historical fiction set in the midst of the American Civil War, In Plain Sight intrigues right from the start, taking you on a wild and perilous ride through the war-torn Virginia countryside. An emotional journey of courage, daring and love, that keeps you enthralled right to the very end.
334 pages, ebook
Published August 7, 2018
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About the author
Sephira Allen
4 books2 followersFor me, writing is a great stress reliever. I can let my mind wander and let my emotions run free in a way that is generally not possible in my normal everyday life. My writings run the gamut in terms of style and genre – for instance my first novel is a historical romance set in the Civil War, but some of the other things I have in the works are fantasy or thrillers, among other things.
It probably goes without saying, but my poetry is somewhat eclectic in nature, and again while some may feel the need to stick with a particular form, I tend to write just whatever comes to mind. Let the winds of inspiration lead me on…
I’m always interested in comments and feedback. So please feel free to share your thoughts with me!
Born and raised primarily in Northern Virginia, my family and I moved to North Carolina in 2006. Married for over 20 years, my husband and I have two boys and a gaggle of cats.
It probably goes without saying, but my poetry is somewhat eclectic in nature, and again while some may feel the need to stick with a particular form, I tend to write just whatever comes to mind. Let the winds of inspiration lead me on…
I’m always interested in comments and feedback. So please feel free to share your thoughts with me!
Born and raised primarily in Northern Virginia, my family and I moved to North Carolina in 2006. Married for over 20 years, my husband and I have two boys and a gaggle of cats.
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October 10, 2021
Elijah and Rylee
This is a tale of the horrors of war, the protection of family and new found love. In Plain Sight was written by Sephora Allen and she has done an exceptional job with the p!it and the characters. She has filled the pages with adventure and excitement. Eli is an officer in the Union army and Ry's brother is in the Confederate army and a prisoner being held where Eli is stationed. Matt and Runs father was a doctor before his death and has trained her to be a doctor too. She decides to got to where Matt is being held, posing as a man and try to rescue him. She meets Eli there and He gets him to allow her to treat the injured and that includes her brother. Matt does escape with help of Ry, but she escapes later with the help of Eli. There are many trials and tribulation for all of them that are exacerbated by war. You will greatly enjoy discovering how they find their happily ever after.This is INE of the most exciting and thrilling books I have read in a long while.
This is a tale of the horrors of war, the protection of family and new found love. In Plain Sight was written by Sephora Allen and she has done an exceptional job with the p!it and the characters. She has filled the pages with adventure and excitement. Eli is an officer in the Union army and Ry's brother is in the Confederate army and a prisoner being held where Eli is stationed. Matt and Runs father was a doctor before his death and has trained her to be a doctor too. She decides to got to where Matt is being held, posing as a man and try to rescue him. She meets Eli there and He gets him to allow her to treat the injured and that includes her brother. Matt does escape with help of Ry, but she escapes later with the help of Eli. There are many trials and tribulation for all of them that are exacerbated by war. You will greatly enjoy discovering how they find their happily ever after.This is INE of the most exciting and thrilling books I have read in a long while.
November 28, 2020
This is one of the best Civil War stories I’ve read. I love historical novels and do recommend this book for the rest of you lovers of history. The story focuses on a young woman who gets involved by dressing as a man and posing as a doctor. In the process she falls in love but cannot reveal she is a woman. It gets rather complicated and if it had been a paperback it would have been a page turner. I found it so hard to stop listening.
I requested this audiobook from Audiobooks Unleashed and have voluntarily left this review.
I requested this audiobook from Audiobooks Unleashed and have voluntarily left this review.
February 4, 2019
Paced Adventure - Rescue Amid Civil War
A great first novel.
Ry, a young woman will risk everything to rescue her brother from a Confederate prison...by impersonating a male doctor. She runs the risk of being caught at any moment.
Eli, an officer in a war he does not condone, torn between duty and what is right.
Matthew, the brother and friend caught in a war he wanted no part of.
A great first novel.
Ry, a young woman will risk everything to rescue her brother from a Confederate prison...by impersonating a male doctor. She runs the risk of being caught at any moment.
Eli, an officer in a war he does not condone, torn between duty and what is right.
Matthew, the brother and friend caught in a war he wanted no part of.
February 4, 2022
I have submitted this review after listening to the audiobook of this title.
Yes, again a story of a woman hiding in the guise of a male doctor, in the army of the American Civil war.
There was a very good reason, both times she tried this caper, but you are best to read, or listen to the author's rendition of this tale.
Yes, again a story of a woman hiding in the guise of a male doctor, in the army of the American Civil war.
There was a very good reason, both times she tried this caper, but you are best to read, or listen to the author's rendition of this tale.
June 30, 2019
In Plain Sight
I thoroughly enjoyed this story centered around the civil war. It was well written reinforcing the pain and suffering that each side experienced. Having great grandfathers serving on both sides i could empathize with the emotional conflicts they experienced .
I thoroughly enjoyed this story centered around the civil war. It was well written reinforcing the pain and suffering that each side experienced. Having great grandfathers serving on both sides i could empathize with the emotional conflicts they experienced .
October 9, 2020
Wonderful story
New author to me but I definitely will be reading more of her creatively written books. War is Hell and this books has that feel about it. The time lost and the not knowing would be the worst. I highly recommend you read this story. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💖💖💖💖💖
New author to me but I definitely will be reading more of her creatively written books. War is Hell and this books has that feel about it. The time lost and the not knowing would be the worst. I highly recommend you read this story. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💖💖💖💖💖
July 18, 2021
Ry
A war and a brother and sister sworn to protect each other. One time friends and now on opposite sides yet some how they find each other. Lots of adventure and a touch of romance.
A war and a brother and sister sworn to protect each other. One time friends and now on opposite sides yet some how they find each other. Lots of adventure and a touch of romance.
May 23, 2022
Loved it
I could not put it down. I found In Plain Sight by chance. Once I started reading, I could not stop. Really impressed that this a first book. Will be watching for more from Sephira Allen.
I could not put it down. I found In Plain Sight by chance. Once I started reading, I could not stop. Really impressed that this a first book. Will be watching for more from Sephira Allen.
January 17, 2019
What a fantastic story!! Civil War battle, love between a Union officer and a Confederate lady doctor. Lots of action and a lovely ending. I couldn't put this one down. :)
April 25, 2021
Civil War Escapades!
What a sweet romance during the Civil War! You will really get caught up in the adventures of Rylee James like I did.
What a sweet romance during the Civil War! You will really get caught up in the adventures of Rylee James like I did.
April 25, 2023
Good read although the ending seemed a bit rushed. The storyline is based in the Civil War in
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April 16, 2019MWSA Review
The Romance genre novel, In Plain Sight, takes place in Virginia during the Civil War years of 1963 to 1865. Its underlying theme is in the ways families and other loved ones are torn apart and virtually kept separate by this war and, by extension, any war of domestic import.
While the book’s references to the details of the Virginia war during these years are indefinite, they don’t seem inaccurate, and this vagueness is appropriate to the book’s assigned genre. Instead, the book’s details center about Rylee James, a young woman who dons men’s clothing and identity to rescue her Confederate brother Matt, who has been captured by Union forces in Virginia. Rylee’s disguise and role as a doctor prove successful in gaining her access to Matt — until she becomes enthralled with Union Captain Eli Webb, and her guise becomes threadbare. Ry springs her brother Matt from his military prison, is wounded, and falls unconscious. As Eli tends to her wound, he discovers her gender and he realizes why he’s been attracted to this faux-male doctor. The two become lovers and face complications that could very well mean execution for both.
The story has many unexpected twists prior to war’s end that are indicative of the “fog of war” and of the best of human nature, and these traits kept this reader turning pages. The characters, while somewhat skin-deep, are true to human nature and appropriate to this genre. The book was written in an omniscient third person point of view that often set this reader apart from the characters’ emotional dynamics. While a wartime story depicting such emotional conflicts should show the interior thoughts and motivations that both draw similar characters together and keep them apart, it may have been better to write the story in a series of “close” third person points of view that would have increased the intimacy between character and reader. Because of this choice, the author too often chooses to explain the motives of the characters to the reader in narrative. Too, narrative could have used more scenic description, but this doesn’t seem as important in a book genre primarily preoccupied with character emotions and related activities. The love interest between Ry and Eli doesn’t gain steam until some one hundred pages in, and toward the story’s end Ry’s attention is often on her brother and the family home. For this reason, the book may have been a stronger candidate in a Historical Fiction genre.
Clearly, the writer has put much thought into placing her characters into the book’s wartime background, and there is much storytelling talent here.
Review by Bob Mustin (April 2019)
The Romance genre novel, In Plain Sight, takes place in Virginia during the Civil War years of 1963 to 1865. Its underlying theme is in the ways families and other loved ones are torn apart and virtually kept separate by this war and, by extension, any war of domestic import.
While the book’s references to the details of the Virginia war during these years are indefinite, they don’t seem inaccurate, and this vagueness is appropriate to the book’s assigned genre. Instead, the book’s details center about Rylee James, a young woman who dons men’s clothing and identity to rescue her Confederate brother Matt, who has been captured by Union forces in Virginia. Rylee’s disguise and role as a doctor prove successful in gaining her access to Matt — until she becomes enthralled with Union Captain Eli Webb, and her guise becomes threadbare. Ry springs her brother Matt from his military prison, is wounded, and falls unconscious. As Eli tends to her wound, he discovers her gender and he realizes why he’s been attracted to this faux-male doctor. The two become lovers and face complications that could very well mean execution for both.
The story has many unexpected twists prior to war’s end that are indicative of the “fog of war” and of the best of human nature, and these traits kept this reader turning pages. The characters, while somewhat skin-deep, are true to human nature and appropriate to this genre. The book was written in an omniscient third person point of view that often set this reader apart from the characters’ emotional dynamics. While a wartime story depicting such emotional conflicts should show the interior thoughts and motivations that both draw similar characters together and keep them apart, it may have been better to write the story in a series of “close” third person points of view that would have increased the intimacy between character and reader. Because of this choice, the author too often chooses to explain the motives of the characters to the reader in narrative. Too, narrative could have used more scenic description, but this doesn’t seem as important in a book genre primarily preoccupied with character emotions and related activities. The love interest between Ry and Eli doesn’t gain steam until some one hundred pages in, and toward the story’s end Ry’s attention is often on her brother and the family home. For this reason, the book may have been a stronger candidate in a Historical Fiction genre.
Clearly, the writer has put much thought into placing her characters into the book’s wartime background, and there is much storytelling talent here.
Review by Bob Mustin (April 2019)
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