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On the Crest of a Wave
Camille Hollander is struggling to keep her family fed and safe during the last years of the Civil War. She and the other Gulf Coast villagers learn to live with Union-occupied cities on their east and west, and a prisoner of war camp on an island just twelve miles south of the coast. When her brother is captured, however, Camille faces the biggest struggle of all. Meeting Major Jake Warren, the Union commander of the island camp, makes her realize that her Northern foes aren't always the villains they're supposed to be. Family members and lifelong friends can cause just as much pain and anguish when they refuse to see beyond a blue uniform. Camille must face a world that has turned its back on her. Can she leave the only home she's ever known to be with the man she loves?
266 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 2009
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About the author
Fran McNabb
26 books53 followersFran McNabb grew up along the beaches and islands of the Gulf Coast. After spending the first years of marriage in Germany, she and her husband returned to the coastline to raise their two sons. Today they live on a quiet bayou harbor and spend much of the year boating and fishing.
Fran earned both her B.S. and her M.E. from the University of Southern Mississippi, and over the years taught English and journalism as well as presided over writing workshops for various organizations. This love of the English language prompted her to write engaging romances, many of which are set along her native coastline.
She'd love to hear from her readers at http://www.FranNabb.com
Fran earned both her B.S. and her M.E. from the University of Southern Mississippi, and over the years taught English and journalism as well as presided over writing workshops for various organizations. This love of the English language prompted her to write engaging romances, many of which are set along her native coastline.
She'd love to hear from her readers at http://www.FranNabb.com
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March 24, 2010
great book. i can believe it was an avalon and not a book published by random house it was that good. :) any civil war buff would love this book.
June 3, 2016
A good historical story with a bit of romance.
March 20, 2015
I loved Fran McNabb's book, "Windswept" and I love this one even more. The author has a way of putting the reader right there and I love that. This story takes place during the tail end of the civil war and is set along the Mississippi coast, near Biloxi. There, in a small seaside village, a young woman, her mother and two sisters try to eke out a living by fishing, drying salt and sewing garments to sell in New Orleans. The heroine and her mother also take care of the sick and wounded (knowledge passed down from the girls father who was a doctor).
On a nearby island, a prisoner of war camp is set up and when the heroine's brother is eventually captured it's there that he is sent. The island is also the barracks of a particular Union major who the heroine has several encounters with and ends up falling in love with. (to the anger of her family and fellow Southerners who consider her a traitor).
I thought the novel extremely well done and realistic. The romance is gradual and takes place over two years. There are many obstacles and the reader is unsure whether they can even be overcome. The reaction of her family and neighbors to their love is also realistic, we know from history that they wouldn't have been received with open arms at all and too many novels gloss over that aspect and "forgive and forget" all too quickly to be believable.This doesn't happen here. Both heroine and hero risk all to be together, including losing the ones they love the most.
Wonderful book!
There is no sex in this book, if there are one or two cuss words (and I can't recall any) they are very mild. Violence is minimal, in one instance someone is shot and in another a fight breaks out and people get stabbed. The details are not descriptive, and other than one scene where wounds are cautorized with hot knives there is little to make anyone squeamish.
On a nearby island, a prisoner of war camp is set up and when the heroine's brother is eventually captured it's there that he is sent. The island is also the barracks of a particular Union major who the heroine has several encounters with and ends up falling in love with. (to the anger of her family and fellow Southerners who consider her a traitor).
I thought the novel extremely well done and realistic. The romance is gradual and takes place over two years. There are many obstacles and the reader is unsure whether they can even be overcome. The reaction of her family and neighbors to their love is also realistic, we know from history that they wouldn't have been received with open arms at all and too many novels gloss over that aspect and "forgive and forget" all too quickly to be believable.This doesn't happen here. Both heroine and hero risk all to be together, including losing the ones they love the most.
Wonderful book!
There is no sex in this book, if there are one or two cuss words (and I can't recall any) they are very mild. Violence is minimal, in one instance someone is shot and in another a fight breaks out and people get stabbed. The details are not descriptive, and other than one scene where wounds are cautorized with hot knives there is little to make anyone squeamish.
February 8, 2016
Opposing sides in the war but love still blossoms.
This was an entertaining, quick read for me. Camille was a strong character, working hard and doing everything she could to help her family and neighbors. I was sympathetic to Jake who is put in an impossible situation and knows the chances of a relationship between them are infinitesimal.
I would have liked to have them more fleshed out as characters.
This was an entertaining, quick read for me. Camille was a strong character, working hard and doing everything she could to help her family and neighbors. I was sympathetic to Jake who is put in an impossible situation and knows the chances of a relationship between them are infinitesimal.
I would have liked to have them more fleshed out as characters.
July 6, 2013
Pretty typical historical romance novel but still a good read. I would have liked it if the author developed the characters even more.
July 19, 2013
Great quick summer read.
June 4, 2015
Blah. Only read first three chapters. Didn't really pull me in.
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