NOTE: Heather Graham will be on my blog tomorrow, July 30th so do
come by to read her post and comment for a chance to win one of three copies of
One Wore Blue!
One Wore Blue is the first in the Cameron Saga’s
Civil War trilogy (and follows the Cameron stories told in Graham's North
American Women trilogy). These are stories rich in history, well told and with
amazing detail, seamless dialog and a family of wonderful characters you will
love.
The story begins in 1859 with the Harper's Ferry incident involving abolitionist John Brown. Jesse Cameron is serving as a doctor for the federal troops under Jeb Stuart and his younger brother, Daniel, is serving under Robert Lee. They have grown up with the beautiful and independent Kiernan Miller in Tidewater, Virginia. Kiernan loves Jesse and is good friends with Daniel and their sister Christa Cameron. As they sense the approach of war, Jesse cannot abide a nation divided, but Kiernan is a loyal Rebel, a Virginian, who like Daniel, supports the Confederacy. Jesse will choose to wear the Yankee uniform to support the Union, and though Kiernan loves him and has given herself to him, she will marry another, a loyal Reb she does not love.
Right there, Graham had me. My heart was dying. Jesse was like all the Cameron men before him: tall, dark and handsome and strongly committed to the cause of liberty and truth--and capable of deeply loving his woman while brooking no rebellion. Ah...a REAL man. I wondered what Kiernan was thinking when she refused to marry Jesse. I wanted to slap her several times. But alas, she was a blind Rebel.
You will laugh and you will cry with this one, as you become a part of the lives of young people who were swept into the war that tore apart a nation and tore apart families...a time that shaped America. The ending is exciting, too. Graham has produced a series of keepers!
I highly recommend the entire 6-book Cameron Saga:
The North American Women trilogy:
-Sweet Savage Eden
-A Pirate's Pleasure
-Love Not a Rebel (Revolutionary War)
The Cameron Civil War trilogy:
-One Wore Blue
-And One Wore Gray
-And One Rode West
The story begins in 1859 with the Harper's Ferry incident involving abolitionist John Brown. Jesse Cameron is serving as a doctor for the federal troops under Jeb Stuart and his younger brother, Daniel, is serving under Robert Lee. They have grown up with the beautiful and independent Kiernan Miller in Tidewater, Virginia. Kiernan loves Jesse and is good friends with Daniel and their sister Christa Cameron. As they sense the approach of war, Jesse cannot abide a nation divided, but Kiernan is a loyal Rebel, a Virginian, who like Daniel, supports the Confederacy. Jesse will choose to wear the Yankee uniform to support the Union, and though Kiernan loves him and has given herself to him, she will marry another, a loyal Reb she does not love.
Right there, Graham had me. My heart was dying. Jesse was like all the Cameron men before him: tall, dark and handsome and strongly committed to the cause of liberty and truth--and capable of deeply loving his woman while brooking no rebellion. Ah...a REAL man. I wondered what Kiernan was thinking when she refused to marry Jesse. I wanted to slap her several times. But alas, she was a blind Rebel.
You will laugh and you will cry with this one, as you become a part of the lives of young people who were swept into the war that tore apart a nation and tore apart families...a time that shaped America. The ending is exciting, too. Graham has produced a series of keepers!
I highly recommend the entire 6-book Cameron Saga:
The North American Women trilogy:
-Sweet Savage Eden
-A Pirate's Pleasure
-Love Not a Rebel (Revolutionary War)
The Cameron Civil War trilogy:
-One Wore Blue
-And One Wore Gray
-And One Rode West
I have been wanting to go back and just spend months doing re-reads of my favorites and this entire series is on that list. I found her under both names in the early 90s when I started reading and bought everything she wrote historically. I have followed her into her vampire stories and a few of her contemporaries. Love her writing!
ReplyDeleteLeah,
DeleteSame for me though I've not delved into the contemporaries. I love Heather's writing. And I have read some. Princess of Fire is one on my all time favorites list.