North Carolina, USA, 1865
Union Captain John Howe escaped a living hell when he tunnelled his way out of a Confederate prison camp. Now he was saddled with his own prisoner, the sad, stubborn Amanda Douglas. Even her previous Spartan existence had not prepared Amanda for the dangerous trek she was now making, entirely against her will.But when John gazed at her through his beautiful haunted eyes, bright with fever, she was lost. Could a privileged Yankee son and a poor, proud Rebel girl keep their love safe from the world?