Lessons of the Heart — Terri J. Haynes

Some Lessons Only the Heart Can Teach
Couples come together to teach and learn, but working together has challenges that test their faith.

Washington, DC, 1864
After fleeing slavery, Sergeant Elim Smith must teach the First Colored Infantry's newest soldiers to read. Schoolteacher Adeline Barris comes south searching for her still enslaved mother and brother. When she volunteers to assist Elim, can they learn the lessons of loss and love in the middle of a war?