Historical Fiction
Post-Civil War, a Louisiana woman and her niece relocate to Colorado where she finds telegraph work, romance, and faith-based healing from wartime trauma.
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Post-Civil War, a Louisiana woman and her niece relocate to Colorado where she finds telegraph work, romance, and faith-based healing from wartime trauma.
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The Civil War has ended, but Sayra Martin's beloved home in Port Hudson, Louisiana, will never be the same. Never will the safety of her slow-witted niece be assured, now that the brutish Union soliders have come to town.
Together Sayra and Lily head north to Julesberg, Colorado, where Sayra quickly finds work, and romance, at the Western Union station. From the moment Truman Taylor hires her, he suspects she maybe the one woman who can lead him back to the Lord, who can help him forget his t...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central romance develops between protagonists with emotional intimacy and implied attraction.
Violence & gore
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References to Civil War violence and occupation by Union soldiers; no graphic depictions.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Central themes of faith, forgiveness, returning to God, and trusting the Lord.
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Post-Civil War setting with Union occupation and Southern displacement.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Wartime trauma, safety threats to a vulnerable niece, and lingering horrors of war.
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