Then Came Love

By Louise M. Gouge

Description:

Love does not seek what it can get but what it can give.

“And now abideth faith, hope, and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
I Corinthians 13:13 (KJV)

Louisa Maria Downs has waited three long years for her soldier-sweetheart’s homecoming. But when he returns, John Jacobs stands aloof, his deep blue eyes revealing his longing for her, but his lips strangely silent. Convinced it is God’s will for them to marry, Louisa defies decorum and pursues the man who has owned her heart since she was twelve years old.

John Jacobs has spent three years fighting to keep the Union intact. Now back home, he longs to marry the young woman he has admired since boyhood. But shattering memories of what he did during the war magnify the bloodstains on his hands. He awakens each day more certain than ever that he is not worthy of the love of a decent woman, much less the love of God.

Torn apart by the Civil War, two young couples find restoration through love, grace, aforgiveness.
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Book Takeaway:

Love is not seeking what it can get, but what it can give, which is everything.

Why the author wrote this book:

I wrote this book to honor the heroic men who have gone to war in past eras, fighting for freedom, and to honor the brave women who waited for them at home.