Free (nook/Kindle/ePub) A Thousand Shall Fall [Xtian US Civil War Drama w/Romance]

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A Thousand Shall Fall: A Civil War Novel by Andrea Boeshaar is an historical drama novel with strong f/m romantic elements in her Shenandoah Valley Saga series of such set during the US Civil War, this installment taking place in 1864 as a plucky young woman sets out in search of her missing sister and disguises herself as a Yankee soldier in order to travel freely, only to be caught and arrested as a spy by a sympathetic officer, leading to a re-examination of some long-held beliefs about "the enemy", as well the obligatory questioning of her own heart, free courtesy of Christian publisher Kregel.

This one actually looks pretty nice, as the author includes a small set of historical notes and a partial bibliography of her research sources in the front of the book, if you're interested in further reading on the subject. And for some bizarre reason, it's been misfiled as Futuristic/Science Fiction & Fantasy at Amazon (the timeline of historicity goes in the other direction!), but the customer reviews do seem to say that it's got good research and very strong historical content, and less of a focus on the love story than the author's more dedicated category romances which she writes for Barbour's Heartsong line does, and should be of interest to less-romantically-inclined Civil War buffs as well. It is, OTOH, apparently on the somewhat "inspirational" side. YMMV.

Currently free, probably just for one day @ B&N (also UK), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), and Google Play (available to Canadians). If you're trying to pick it up from B&N main and you run into a Request Rejected accessing their website, please be aware that they've delightfully decided to make yet another one of their sporadic attempts at geo-restriction by completely hiding their shopping site from IP addresses coming from outside the US, so you'll need a VPN IP proxy to even see the listing (and presumably pick it up).

Description
Nineteen-year-old Carrie Ann Bell is independent and spirited. The only thing she really fears are the Union soldiers fighting against her Confederate friends. When her youngest sister runs away from home, brave Carrie Ann is determined to find her and bring her back. Disguised as a soldier, she sets off--only to find she's fallen into the hands of the enemy.

Her childhood friend Confederate Major Joshua Blevins has warned her against these Yankees: they're all devils, ready to inflict evil on unsuspecting young women. When Colonel Peyton Collier arrests her for her impersonation of an officer, it seems to confirm all her fears.

Soon, though, she finds herself drawn to the handsome, gallant colonel. He rescued her, protected her, and has been every inch the gentleman. Carrie Ann discovers that her foe has become her ally--and more than that, someone she could love. But the arrival of Joshua in the Union camp as a spy will test her loyalties. Will she protect someone who has been like family or be loyal to this stranger to whom she wants to offer her heart? When her world is being torn apart around her, whom should she trust?

Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, A Thousand Shall Fall is framed around compelling characters and a very romantic setting in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Andrea Boeshaar’s extensive research guarantees historical accuracy and romance genre enthusiasts and Civil War buffs alike will enjoy the Christian perspectives on actual historical events.

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Now a repeat freebie in the original stores.

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Now a repeat freebie in the same stores.