With this Pledge

From the pages of history and the personal accounts of those who endured the Battle of Franklin, Tamera Alexander weaves real-life love letters into a story of unlikely romance first kindled amid the shadows of the Civil War. Beautifully-drawn characters and rich history in With This Pledge work seamlessly to demonstrate that Christs love and romantic love can triumph even in our darkest moments. Lynn Austin, bestselling author Elizabeth Lizzie Cloustons quietly held principles oppose those of the Southern Causebut when forty thousand soldiers converge on the fields of Franklin, Tennessee, the war demands an answer. The Carnton home where she is governess is converted into a Confederate field hospital, and Lizzie is called upon to assist the military doctor with surgeries that determine life or death. Faced with the unimaginable, she must summon fortitude, even as she fears for the life of Towny, her fianc and lifelong friend. As a young soldier lies dying in Lizzies arms, she vows to relay his final words to his mother, but knows little more than the boys first name. That same night, decorated Mississippi sharpshooter Captain Roland Ward Jones extracts a different promise from Lizzie: that she intervene should the surgeon decide to amputate his leg. Lizzie is nothing if not a woman of her word, earning the soldiers respect as she tends to the wounded within Carntons walls. None is more admiring than Captain Jones, who doesnt realize she is pledged to another. But as Lizzies heart softens toward the Confederate captain, she discovers that his moral ground is at odds with her own. Now torn between love, principles, and promises made, she struggles to be true to her heart while standing for what she knows is rightno matter the cost. From the pages of history and the personal accounts of those who endured the Battle of Franklin, Tamera Alexander weaves the real-life love letters between Captain Roland Ward Jones and Miss Elizabeth Clouston into a story of unlikely romance first kindled amid the shadows of war. Alexanders With This Pledge dusts off the archives and breathes life into the Battle of Franklin: believed to be the most brutal battle in the Civil War. Through Tamera Alexanders indomitable heroine, Lizzie Clouston, who transforms from governess to nurse out of necessity, we find ourselves contemplating our own inner strength should we also be faced with the unthinkable. Tamera Alexanders With This Pledge is not only historical fiction at its finest, but its most compelling. Jolina Petersheim, bestselling author of How the Light Gets In Tamera Alexander has once again given readers a beautifully written story full of strong characters and tender romanceall while staying true to the actual history of the people and events she describes. From the horrors of war to the hope of blossoming love, Lizzie and Rolands story will live in my heart for a very long time. Anne Mateer, author of Playing by Heart