It is the early 1860's, and our heroine Cordelia Owens is a privileged daughter whose talents and imagination are not especially appreciated by her traditional family. Phineas Dunn loves Cordelia but is bound to his duty as a recently enlisted member of the Confederate navy. When his mission goes south and he is badly injured (by a friend, no less) he is given up for dead.
Cordelia never loses hope - and she is not wrong; however, when Phineas does not return in a reasonable time frame (and is presumed dead) she is pressured to marry someone else. Phineas is a changed man, both inside and out. Will he be able to feel whole again? Will Cordelia bend to the family expectations, even though it goes against the core of what she believes?
With many sub-stories (the war, the evil cousin, abolitionists, the search for a missing person) there is a lot here. This is one of my favorite authors and it is a bummer to say this book wasn't also my favorite of theirs. It was challenging to feel engaged but I wasn't able to pinpoint the exact reason.
I was provided a complimentary copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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