Love's Wine

the long version

HOW COULD SHE FORGIVE WHAT SHE COULD NOT FORGET? She'd sworn vengeance against them all. Every Yankee scoundrel who trod the charred ruins of her once beautiful South — and Magnolia Hall, the family home she vowed to reclaim. An encounter with a stranger changed everything. In the secluded beauty of the gentle willows, tender whisperings enchanted her...love's caresses thrilled her with new sensations...searing kisses scorched her lips with a flame that reached the very depth of her soul. And she was lost in the trembling passion of her own desire. But it had been a cruel deception. Holly had lost her heart to Scott Colter... the Yankee commander! Hurt and humiliated, but determined to rebuild her life, a destitute Holly was at the mercy of her ruthless stepbrother, and callously used to satisfy his evil schemes and desires. Yet the memory of a Yankee commander still haunted all Holly's waking moments — tormented her nights with longing. And she lived for the dream that she'd again know the ecstasy of his passionate love.