by Julie Weathers April 1861. As war looms, Lorena McKenzie's battle begins at home. Heir to two indebted estates after her father's death, Lorena struggles to fend off cutthroat bankers determined to seize The Pines, her family's renowned South Carolina horse farm. Her Lincolnite mother could help, but she refuses, insisting that Lorena move to Baltimore […]

By Terry C. Pierce. "Promotions or a coffin!" To George Armstrong Custer, war is the Devil's own fun. And his luck—"Custer Luck"—peaks during the Civil War, keeping him alive against all odds. Yet, for the first two years of the war, Custer luck has not earned him a command—until, three days before a brewing battle […]

By Terry C. Pierce. Between plans and their execution rage the winds of war. The winds of chance. The winds of choice. The winds of political ambition and human error—and human schemes. The winds of war grow dark around General George Meade, appointed to command the Army of the Potomac just three days before a […]