In a nation torn apart by hated and war, two hearts come together in forbidden love.      A Question Of Allegiance (Working Title) is completed  and in the final editing process!

A country is in turmoil, families are bitterly divided, and two enemies are about to collide in undeniable passion.  At the height of the Civil War, seventeen-year-old Tessa Spencer is pregnant and living virtually alone on her Confederate husband’s Virginia plantation. Tessa is alarmed when Union Captain Michael Garrison and his soldiers arrive to commandeer her home and land for their winter quarters. But Michael’s unexpected protectiveness touches her lonely heart, left empty and cold by an arranged marriage. Tessa’s hostility fades as an unlikely friendship develops.

Captain Michael Garrison joined the Union Army to escape the pain of his past. Weary of war, he defies army regulations by allowing Tessa and her two slaves to remain on the plantation, providing them with badly needed supplies. His concern for Tessa is both surprising and disturbing, but Michael’s unwanted feelings continue to grow despite his best efforts.

After the birth of her child, Tessa and Michael become closer still. Soon their feelings deepen and they embark in a passionate affair. But the coming spring soon separates the heartbroken lovers. Michael must return to war as Tessa awaits the return of her husband.

When Tessa decides to flee North after the war’s end she finds Michael, but he’s no longer alone. Despite her family’s anger and disapproval, Tessa struggles to make a new life for herself in the North, but she finds that her allegiance to the South won’t let her go.

Forbidden passion, betrayal, secrets, hostility and a life-threatening vendetta threaten to destroy Michael and Tessa’s love forever.