My Beloved Waits — Peggy Darty

First her brother died in battle. Then her father was lost, as well. Now, the War Between the States is over, but the ravages of the brutal conflict live on. Grace Cunningham, who left to care for her ailing mother, must keep their small Alabama farm operating at a profit or risk losing their home to Yankee carpetbaggers.

When a Northerner, Jonathan Parker, appears at their front door, Grace doesn't want to trust him. But circumstances force her to work with the Yankee stanger who claims to bring a message entrusted to him by Grace's dying father.

Will they solve the puzzle the message contains and uncover Mr. Cunningham's secret before it is too late? Or are they destined to lose each other forever when they have only just discovered their love?