

When doctors deliver their diagnosis, Jake fears losing not only his greatest skill but his very identity. But can she trust him? Is Jake Winston the man he appears to be? Having lost everything once, Aletta is determined to guard not only her own heart, but also her son’s.Ĭaptain Jake Winston, a revered Confederate sharpshooter, suffers a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga. Then a chance meeting with a wounded soldier offers another opportunity. About to be evicted, she sees an advertisement for the Ladies Aid Society Auction and applies for a position-only to discover it’s been filled. Recently widowed, Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life together for herself and her six-year old son. In the midst of war and the fading dream of the Confederacy, a wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas, the cost of love. This story is a Christian Historical Romance. The opinions expressed in this post are my own. I received a free review copy of this novella in eBook form from NetGalley.

With a full-time job and a precocious five-year old at home, this novella took me three days to read. This novella will come in all forms including eBook, and is 256 pages in length.

Christmas at Carnton (2017) is a novella by Tamera Alexander, and will be released on October 3, 2017.
