Beloved Enemy

In the Civil War era, Booth Slade is a wealthy New England industrialist. Serena Boyd, a genteel daughter of the South, is the young widow of an autocratic banker. When Serena’s reputation is accidentally compromised, Booth proposes a plan to restore her respectability. They embark on a sham engagement, and what begins as feigned affection develops into genuine love. Yet Serena’s deceased husband’s last will and testament casts a dark cloud over their future. When the Civil War declares them to be enemies, the politics, danger, and hardship of the times engulf them. Tangled loyalties test their love. Danger and subterfuge draw them into the secret service’s web. Will Serena make the difficult choice that will betray her beloved homeland to save the man she loves?