Bøger af Lana Lynne

Sounds of war rumble in the distance.From within the ranks of the Army of Northern Virginia, the men of Company F from Rockport and the rest of the Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment march to the cadence of distant artillery, led by their brave but ever-changing Confederate leadership.When the famous Texas Brigade welcomes them into their ranks, they find a brotherhood in General Robertson's brigade, under Hood's leadership.Richard longs for home, but he can't return until he earns the right by helping the cause and winning the war-if he returns. The dawn of day back home had afforded him opportunities and boyhood adventures, but on the cusp of manhood, the Civil War has delayed his plans. For many of his friends, it ended theirs. Richard finds a sliver of hope in the moonlight winking just outside his tent and even more when he sleeps under the open sky. The sounds of the night remind him of family. They remind him of Jenny. Will she wait for him?Jenny has already lost her mother before the war. She prays the war doesn't kill her father or dear Richard or . . . her. Those on the home front in Arkansas fight a different battle-one of survival. Will she and the others be able to preserve their community for the brave boys to return to? The South must win.

Boyd Richards has traveled endless paths since the end of the Civil War. His former boss, Shanghai Pierce, sends him to the Kennedy ranch to assist in a cattle drive to Kansas on Chisholm's trail. In the days before leaving on the dusty journey, two very different women intrigue him. Lucy Kennedy, the daughter of his new boss, and Hallie Price, a soiled dove working in the town saloon.Lucy, a spunky reporter, introduces Boyd to the town with an article in the local newspaper. Bitter from losing his wife and son while away at war and preferring to avoid attention, Boyd is none too happy at Lucy's actions and is relieved to leave before he gets to know either woman.The cattle drive yields encounters with many new people and challenges. These events trigger unexpected changes for Hallie Price and Lucy Kennedy. But the journey takes Boyd further than he ever expected to go when he encounters James Hawkins, who opens his heart to the Scriptures and his eyes to the challenges of others.Healing the wounds of the past, Boyd strives to build a new life. What will happen as he travels Trails of Change? SECOND EDITION

Mina Kolek is an independent- minded young woman in favor of early Women's Suffrage views. Orphaned as a child, she grew up with her uncle in Colorado. Her travels with him to the mining camps and growing towns educated her on the harshness of life. The only girlish dream she retained throughout her childhood and college involved a young man her uncle met after a railroad tunnel explosion. The simple story Uncle Silas told never left her. Now she is trying to find the mysterious Jack Johnson and see if his life is everything she imagined.Only then can she decide the direction of her life. Should she hope to find a traditional home and love or live as an independent woman?Jack Johnson has avoided coming home ever since his brother won their rivalry for Alice Cushman's hand in marriage. Now he wants to come home. His years as a surveyor for the railroads have brought him everything but what matters the most.Will his family welcome him? Can he find love again? Can he find home again?

Lieutenant Edward Rigby couldn't deny the echo of his best friend's life as he traveled to Washington D.C. Others might consider his arrival a long delayed homecoming, but home is an illusion to him. The haze of events from the telegram bringing him to his friend's deathbed in 1869 seemed surreal. He could still see Hallie kneeling in the snow beside his friend's grave. It's now1874 and time to move forward. He must reconcile with his sister first. Then, there are promises he must keep. Hallie Price Hawkins still felt and heard James everywhere. She smiled thinking of the achievements of the women taking refuge in the shelter of Hallie's House. James named the home for her due to her past situation as a woman with few choices and because of her present accomplishments. Hallie treasured becoming his wife the most. Losing him still devastated her heart. She had almost kept all the final promises she made to him. Once she finished the official nursing program in Boston, only one promised remained. Lana Lynne reunites readers with beloved characters from her novels (Home Always Beckons ) (Trails of Change) and introduces an array of intricate new ones. This novel is a true tapestry of lives joined by the common thread of the life of James Hawkins woven throughout each.

Boyd Richards has traveled endless paths since the end of the Civil War. His former boss, Shanghai Pierce, sends him to the Kennedy ranch to assist in a cattle drive to Kansas on Chisholm's trail. In the days before leaving on the dusty journey, two very different women intrigue him. Lucy Kennedy, the daughter of his new boss, and Hallie Price, a soiled dove working in the town saloon. Lucy, a spunky reporter, introduces Boyd to the town with an article in the local newspaper. Bitter from losing his wife and son while away at war and preferring to avoid attention, Boyd is none too happy at Lucy's actions and is relieved to leave before he gets to know either woman. The cattle drive yields encounters with many new people and challenges. These events trigger unexpected changes for Hallie Price and Lucy Kennedy. But the journey takes Boyd further than he ever expected to go when he encounters James Hawkins, who opens his heart to the Scriptures and his eyes to the challenges of others. Healing the wounds of the past, Boyd strives to build a new life. What will happen as he travels Trails of Change?SECOND EDITION