Always to Remember — Lorraine Heath

The story of one man whose quiet strength in his convictions makes an entire town believe -- and of one woman who rebuilds a shattered life and a broken heart. Of one person fighting to forget the past. And one vowing...

ALWAYS TO REMEMBER

Refusing to pick up a gun for the Confederacy, Clayton Holland was branded a deserter and imprisoned during the war. When he returned home to Cedar Grove, he was given a coward's welcome, spurned by everyone in town. To Meg Warner, Clay's presence was a constant offense: a betrayal of the cause for which her husband and brothers died.

As a punishment, she commissioned Clay, a talented sculptor, to create a memorial for Cedar Grove's fallen heroes, hoping that every name he carved into stone would carve remorse into his heart. But, as Meg spent months watching Clay work, she began to see strength instead of cowardice. And she discovered that a hero could be found in the most unlikely of men. That passion could be sculpted from a heart hardened by bitterness. And that sometimes love -- like courage -- whispers instead of shouts.