She was a Southern belle… until she met a Union officer.
Natchez, Mississippi, 1863. In the midst of war, Rosa Levy, daughter of a Jewish dry goods merchant, is bored to tears. Her father wants her to marry into a rich and established Southern Jewish family. But she doesn’t. Trapped behind the counter of her father’s shop, she yearns for escape. She dreams of adventure.
Captain Marcus Cohen, a Union man from Ohio, isn’t the only antislavery advocate in his regiment. But he’s the only Jew. As a victor at Vicksburg, now the commander of a company of Black contraband men, love is the last thing on his mind. Until he meets Rosa…
United by religion, divided by war, can they call a truce long enough to fall in love?
Genre: Historical
Natchez, Mississippi, 1863. In the midst of war, Rosa Levy, daughter of a Jewish dry goods merchant, is bored to tears. Her father wants her to marry into a rich and established Southern Jewish family. But she doesn’t. Trapped behind the counter of her father’s shop, she yearns for escape. She dreams of adventure.
Captain Marcus Cohen, a Union man from Ohio, isn’t the only antislavery advocate in his regiment. But he’s the only Jew. As a victor at Vicksburg, now the commander of a company of Black contraband men, love is the last thing on his mind. Until he meets Rosa…
United by religion, divided by war, can they call a truce long enough to fall in love?
Genre: Historical
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