Love Beyond the Ashes

By Jill Ann Mai

Description:

Abigail Thatcher is more than content living on her family’s farm in Massachusetts until the war she’s only heard about reaches her town. With her home lost, she leaves what she knows behind determined to find a new future while providing aid in Washington’s army. But will she be able to once she learns Garrett Ward, a man aboard one of the ships that fired on her town, is a camp prisoner she’s given charge of?

Orphaned at a young age, Garrett Ward owes everything he has to the Royal Navy. He dreams of becoming a captain of his own ship and is well on his way until the unexpected happens. Now captive to an army he little respects with the exception of one person—a person he’d never imagined he’d see again; he works to somehow make amends with Abigail while also having to face his past.

As Garrett works to find peace over his father’s murder and his own captivity, will he also be able to make restitution with Abigail for the destruction of her town and will she be able to accept the “olive branch” he’s extended?

Why the author wrote this book:

It was a short trip to Boston and an unrealized appreciation for American history when the idea of the book stemmed forth. Feeling a gentle nudge from the Lord to pursue the work, I did, and it has been a blessing in many ways.