Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander

Kowtowing to a bunch of 'crinolines' isn't his idea of soldiering. As he heals, Jake is ordered to assist with a local Women's Relief Society auction. When doctors deliver their diagnosis, Jake fears losing not only his greatest skill but his very identity.

But can Aletta trust this man?Ĭaptain Jake Winston, a revered Confederate sharpshooter, suffered a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga. Then a chance meeting with a wounded soldier offers another opportunity-and friendship.

With the bank threatening to evict them, she discovers an advertisement for the Women's Relief Society auction and applies for a position-only to discover it's been filled. Recently widowed, Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life together for herself and her six-year-old son. Set against the backdrop and history of the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee, Christmas at Carnton is a story of hope renewed and faith restored at Christmas.'This tender love story between two wounded people whom God brings together for healing is a book readers will enjoy anytime-but especially at Christmas'-Francine Rivers, New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the WindĪmid war and the fading dream of the Confederacy, a wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas-and sacrificial love. But orders are orders, and he soon discovers this group of ladies-one, in particular-is far more than he bargained for.

'This tender love story between two wounded people whom God brings together for healing is a book readers will enjoy anytime-but especially at Christmas!' - Francine Rivers, New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the WindĪmid war and the fading dream of the Confederacy, a wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas-and sacrificial love.

Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander