As Civil War ravages the country, Pearl Young faces her own battle. Her parents approve of the man who will go into business with her father after the war, steady, strong, a proven leader, the capable Captain Phillips. The other, Gus Davis, is unproven, untamed, and sets her heart on fire, a man unlike any she has encountered. In this prequel to the Chattanooga Hearts series, learn the story of Pearl and Gus, as well as Nash's parents, Dori and Norm Hutchinson.

"Battle for the Heart"

by Cheryl Rae Johnson