The Daring — Patricia Hagan

No Going Back

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Coulter land had been in the family for generations. Jessica Cooper; pledged to marry a man she loathed; was bound by the code of the mountains to obey her father and keep the land thriving.

Then the new minister, Derek Stanton, arrived. He was so handsome, so sensual--and Jessica felt a longing she couldn't deny. Could she risk her honor and his reputation and succumb to a blazing, undeniable passion?

But lies and deceptions thwarted their pledge--until the maelstrom of the Civil War challenged them to face tomorrow together.