A sweeping post-Civil War saga from NYT bestselling author Patricia Rice In war-torn Kentucky, Laura Kincaid grows up with the fading traditions of Southern gentility and the harsh realities of a fractured nation. From a young age, she’s drawn to Cash Wycliffe—the headstrong son of a tenant farmer—whose ambitions stretch far beyond the confines of their divided homeland. Cash leaves to chase fortune in the rugged West, returning years later with gold in his pocket and his sights set on Laura’s cousin Sallie—a dazzling beauty with her own designs for survival in the Reconstruction South. But Laura cannot forget the bond she once shared with Cash, nor silence her instincts in a world where loyalty, land, and love are constantly tested. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War and its aftermath, this is a story of resilience, reinvention, and the quiet strength of a woman navigating a nation rebuilding itself from the ashes.
