Flame from Within

By Shirley Kiger Connolly

Description:

When a Yankee-induced fire destroys her family and her home, young plantation-bred Amethyst Rose finds herself on the run. Angry towards God and the men in blue, Amethyst's only choice left is to move in with her elder and controlling sister, who runs a bordello in The French Quarter of New Orleans-a decision guaranteed to destroy Amethyst's personal respect and tarnish her family name. With her bitter hatred towards all Yankees plunged into high gear, nothing seems to matter anymore, until, on a riverboat en route to New Orleans, she finds herself intrigued by the presence of not one, but two Union officers. Each in his own way find ways to tug at the heart and soul of this woman lost.

Why the author wrote this book:

What happened in the lives of those from the North and the South during the War Between the States interests me greatly. I wanted to pen a story about a Southern heroine who had to go through the loss of her family, and how God could help her work through the bitterness of the war.