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From the ashes of the Civil War, a love story rises-and with it, the hope of a new dawn.
Charleston, South Carolina. April 1865. The guns have fallen silent, but the echoes of war still haunt the shattered city. For Amelia Sinclair, the surrender means more than the loss of a cause-it means the end of everything she has ever known. Her family's once-magnificent plantation lies in smoldering ruins, its grand columns scarred by fire, its gardens overrun with weeds. Her father is dead, killed in the final battle, leaving behind nothing but debts and a tarnished name. Her mother, once the belle of Charleston society, has retreated into a silence so profound that Amelia fears she has lost her forever.
With no fortune, no prospects, and no one to turn to, Amelia stands at the edge of the harbor, watching the smoke drift across the water. The future she once dreamed of-marriage, children, a life of purpose-has crumbled to ash. And now, a new threat looms on the horizon. William Sterling, a wealthy and calculating northerner, offers the Sinclairs a lifeline: he will pay their debts, restore their home, and save them from the poorhouse. But his price is Amelia herself. She must become his wife, bound to a man she neither loves nor trusts, surrendering her freedom for the sake of a family that is already broken.
Then Nathaniel Ashford returns-a specter from her past and the man she once loved with every fiber of her being. He left her four years ago to fight for the Confederacy, promising to return, promising to marry her. Instead, his letters stopped, and word reached her that he had died in a Union prison camp. She mourned him. She buried him in her heart. And now, against all odds, he is standing before her-alive, scarred, and forever changed by the horrors he has endured.
But the Nathaniel who returns is not the boy she loved. He is a man carrying a devastating secret-one that involves her own brother, one that could destroy whatever fragile trust remains between them. He offers her a warning: her father's enemies are closing in, and they will stop at nothing to destroy the Sinclair name. He offers her a vow: he will protect her, no matter the cost. But can she trust a man who abandoned her once before? Can she forgive him for the silence that broke her heart?
As Sterling's web of manipulation tightens and Nathaniel's secrets threaten to surface, Amelia must make an impossible choice-between the security of a loveless marriage and the uncertainty of a love that has already failed her once. Together, she and Nathaniel will navigate a treacherous landscape of courtrooms and conspiracy, fire and betrayal. They will lose everything they have built. They will face enemies who want to see them destroyed. And they will discover that the strongest foundations are not built from wealth or status, but from the unbreakable bonds of family, forgiveness, and a love that refuses to die.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - From the ashes of the Civil War, a love story rises-and with it, the hope of a new dawn.Charleston, South Carolina. April 1865. The guns have fallen silent, but the echoes of war still haunt the shattered city. For Amelia Sinclair, the surrender means more than the loss of a cause-it means the end of everything she has ever known. Her family's once-magnificent plantation lies in smoldering ruins, its grand columns scarred by fire, its gardens overrun with weeds. Her father is dead, killed in the final battle, leaving behind nothing but debts and a tarnished name. Her mother, once the belle of Charleston society, has retreated into a silence so profound that Amelia fears she has lost her forever.With no fortune, no prospects, and no one to turn to, Amelia stands at the edge of the harbor, watching the smoke drift across the water. The future she once dreamed of-marriage, children, a life of purpose-has crumbled to ash. And now, a new threat looms on the horizon. William Sterling, a wealthy and calculating northerner, offers the Sinclairs a lifeline: he will pay their debts, restore their home, and save them from the poorhouse. But his price is Amelia herself. She must become his wife, bound to a man she neither loves nor trusts, surrendering her freedom for the sake of a family that is already broken.Then Nathaniel Ashford returns-a specter from her past and the man she once loved with every fiber of her being. He left her four years ago to fight for the Confederacy, promising to return, promising to marry her. Instead, his letters stopped, and word reached her that he had died in a Union prison camp. She mourned him. She buried him in her heart. And now, against all odds, he is standing before her-alive, scarred, and forever changed by the horrors he has endured.But the Nathaniel who returns is not the boy she loved. He is a man carrying a devastating secret-one that involves her own brother, one that could destroy whatever fragile trust remains between them. He offers her a warning: her father's enemies are closing in, and they will stop at nothing to destroy the Sinclair name. He offers her a vow: he will protect her, no matter the cost. But can she trust a man who abandoned her once before Can she forgive him for the silence that broke her heart As Sterling's web of manipulation tightens and Nathaniel's secrets threaten to surface, Amelia must make an impossible choice-between the security of a loveless marriage and the uncertainty of a love that has already failed her once. Together, she and Nathaniel will navigate a treacherous landscape of courtrooms and conspiracy, fire and betrayal. They will lose everything they have built. They will face enemies who want to see them destroyed. And they will discover that the strongest foundations are not built from wealth or status, but from the unbreakable bonds of family, forgiveness, and a love that refuses to die. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781052422194
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