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Five standalone short stories that introduce new characters into best-selling author Kathryn Kaleigh’s Southern Belle Civil War historical romance series. The Early Years. When the south was grand. BEWITCHED Nathaniel Dumon returns from the war to find his father had made some changes to their family’s landholdings. Nathaniel worries about his father’s sanity. But will he be pulled into his father’s web? And if so, to what end? A standalone historical romance story set in 1761. THE WALTZ Ryleigh D’Artois attends the wedding of the season. Maybe even the decade. A wedding held at a plantation house on the untamed Mississippi River. Civilization encroaching on the wilderness. It would be an adventure for a weekend, but certainly not permanently. However, she finds out something she never expected. Something that changes everything. Would her first social engagement be her last? A standalone historical romance story set in 1761. THE FORTUNE TELLER Ava D’Artois didn’t have to wear black, the color of mourning. But she did anyway. Mostly she wore black to protect herself from social engagements. Only this night, she wished she wore something more becoming. Had the fortune teller been right? A standalone historical romance short story set in 1761. CATCH ME For Melanie Quinn, attending Saint Gabriella’s academy for girls leaves her few options for her future. But Melanie chooses to make unconventional decisions for herself. Are her choices viable or will she be constrained by convention? A standalone historical romance story set in 1841. UNEXPECTED ARRANGEMENT Southern Belle Addison Brooks longed to be an old maid. Anything other than wedding the man her father had promised her to. But today she would meet her betrothed for the first time. Desperate to find a way out of this betrothal, she enlists the help of a stranger. A standalone historical romance story set in 1852.
Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Selected as an Outstanding Reference Source by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association There are many anthologies of southern literature, but this is the first companion. Neither a survey of masterpieces nor a biographical sourcebook, The Companion to Southern Literature treats every conceivable topic found in southern writing from the pre-Columbian era to the present, referencing specific works of all periods and genres. Top scholars in their fields offer original definitions and examples of the concepts they know best, identifying the themes, burning issues, historical personalities, beloved icons, and common or uncommon stereotypes that have shaped the most significant regional literature in memory. Read the copious offerings straight through in alphabetical order (Ancestor Worship, Blue-Collar Literature, Caves) or skip randomly at whim (Guilt, The Grotesque, William Jefferson Clinton). Whatever approach you take, The Companion’s authority, scope, and variety in tone and interpretation will prove a boon and a delight. Explored here are literary embodiments of the Old South, New South, Solid South, Savage South, Lazy South, and “Sahara of the Bozart.” As up-to-date as grit lit, K Mart fiction, and postmodernism, and as old-fashioned as Puritanism, mules, and the tall tale, these five hundred entries span a reach from Lady to Lesbian Literature. The volume includes an overview of every southern state’s belletristic heritage while making it clear that the southern mind extends beyond geographical boundaries to form an essential component of the American psyche. The South’s lavishly rich literature provides the best means of understanding the region’s deepest nature, and The Companion to Southern Literature will be an invaluable tool for those who take on that exciting challenge. Description of Contents 500 lively, succinct articles on topics ranging from Abolition to Yoknapatawpha 250 contributors, including scholars, writers, and poets 2 tables of contents — alphabetical and subject — and a complete index A separate bibliography for most entries
Candace Bailey’s exploration of the intertwining worlds of music and gender shows how young southern women pushed the boundaries of respectability to leave their unique mark on a patriarchal society. Before 1861, a strictly defined code of behavior allowed a southern woman to identify herself as a “lady” through her accomplishments in music, drawing, and writing, among other factors. Music permeated the lives of southern women, and they learned appropriate participation through instruction at home and at female training institutions. A belle’s primary venue was the parlor, where she could demonstrate her usefulness in the domestic circle by providing comfort and serving to enhance social gatherings through her musical performances, often by playing the piano or singing. The southern lady performed in public only on the rarest of occasions, though she might attend public performances by women. An especially talented lady who composed music for a broader audience would do so anonymously so that her reputation would remain unsullied. The tumultuous Civil War years provided an opportunity for southern women to envision and attempt new ways to make themselves useful to the broader, public society. While continuing their domestic responsibilities and taking on new ones, young women also tested the boundaries of propriety in a variety of ways. In a broad break with the past, musical ladies began giving public performances to raise money for the war effort, some women published patriotic Confederate music under their own names, supporting their cause and claiming public ownership for their creations. Bailey explores these women’s lives and analyzes their music. Through their move from private to public performance and publication, southern ladies not only expanded concepts of social acceptability but also gained a valued sense of purpose. Music and the Southern Belle places these remarkable women in their social context, providing compelling insight into southern culture and the intricate ties between a lady’s identity and the world of music. Augmented by incisive analysis of musical compositions and vibrant profiles of composers, this volume is the first of its kind, making it an essential read for devotees of Civil War and southern history, gender studies, and music.
At the end of the Civil War, spirited Ella Swain--daughter of the University of North Carolina president--shocked citizens of Chapel Hill and the entire state when she fell in love and married the Union general whose troops occupied the town. Author Suzy Barile separates fact from lore, drawing on Ella Swain's never-before-published letters that reveal a love that transcended outrage and scandal.
Emilia blended in with the soldiers. She hurt everywhere. Her feet. Her legs. Her chest. Not impulsive by nature, she had a very good reason for jumping in line with the Confederate army. Tasked with delivering a life-saving message, would she change more than the outcome of a battle? A heartwarming short story in the Southern Belle Civil War historical romance series.
More than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, scores of websites, articles, and organizations repeat claims that anywhere between 500 and 100,000 free and enslaved African Americans fought willingly as soldiers in the Confederate army. But as Kevin M. Levin argues in this carefully researched book, such claims would have shocked anyone who served in the army during the war itself. Levin explains that imprecise contemporary accounts, poorly understood primary-source material, and other misrepresentations helped fuel the rise of the black Confederate myth. Moreover, Levin shows that belief in the existence of black Confederate soldiers largely originated in the 1970s, a period that witnessed both a significant shift in how Americans remembered the Civil War and a rising backlash against African Americans' gains in civil rights and other realms. Levin also investigates the roles that African Americans actually performed in the Confederate army, including personal body servants and forced laborers. He demonstrates that regardless of the dangers these men faced in camp, on the march, and on the battlefield, their legal status remained unchanged. Even long after the guns fell silent, Confederate veterans and other writers remembered these men as former slaves and not as soldiers, an important reminder that how the war is remembered often runs counter to history.
The Civil War swept deep into the heart of Louisiana. Southerners on the home front fought bravely to protect their own with whatever means available. Taylor Randal struggled with the choice to protect the past or forge forward. But now she must consider more than just herself. While carrying out his orders, Confederate officer Beau Sanders discovers surprises from his own past. A standalone story that introduces new characters into the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance series.
Maisie’s dreams haunted her. Dreams that felt as real as life. Almost two hundred years earlier, Theodore also dreams during the Harvest Moon. Had Maisie started sleepwalking? Or had the Harvest Moon made time permeable? If you like time travel, read this chilling tale of dreams that may not be dreams.
Whitney Blakely needed to disappear. Her personal life out of control, she needed an escape. To reset. She did what anyone in her position would do. She fled onto a Mississippi River steamboat. Her disappearance turned out to be more than she expected. A standalone short story in a series of enchanting tales of love that overcomes the boundaries of time.
Morgan’s new assignment landed her on an upper Mississippi River steamboat. Though a well-trained protector of others, people often mistake her identity. She never knows how she will be perceived. But in a moment of crisis, would her training save her? Or would she succumb to the worst when her own life is in danger? A standalone short story in a series of enchanting tales of love that overcomes the boundaries of time.