Set in Civil War Virginia, SHADES OF GRAY is a powerful tale of loyalty and the love of one’s country. Andrea Evans, a Union spy, disguises herself as a young boy to defend her country. She crosses paths with Captain Alexander Hunter, a Confederate officer. Hunter, unaware of her true identity, becomes obsessed with bringing down the young soldier that caused the deaths of several of his men. They meet again at the deathbed of Hunter’s brother, Daniel, a Union officer. Hunter promises his brother to protect Andrea at all costs. Andrea is captured by the Confederates and severely injured. Hunter, abiding by the promise he made his brother, takes her to his home to heal. Evans detests Hunter, but due to her injuries she is unable to leave Hunter’s home, Hawthorne. Despite their differing allegiances, both Hunter and Evans let down the wall surrounding their hearts, and fall in love. Civil war raging around them, they cannot deny the love they share, a love that transcends the battle lines.
SHADES OF GRAY is an amazing book full of historical detail. The reader is pulled into the raging war. I loved the characters—they were well developed and defined. I was pulled in from page one and was saddened when the story ended. I would highly recommend this book to any fan of historical fiction!
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Good review Jenn. I’d really like to read this one at some time. As you know I love historical fiction.
Jenn. AWESOME review! Thanks. I would like to read this one. What is next?
Thanks, Ladies. It was a great book. Had me getting all teary eyed on the plane! I’m reading/reviewing Love and Other Natural Disasters now, and have another blog tour on Thursday too.
Thanks so much for the great review, Jenn. (I’ve had some men admit that they outright wept, so being teary-eyed is not too bad).
Had I not been on a plane, right next to my coworkers, I would have wept. The ending was superb!
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I love historical fiction, and am on a bit of a Civil War spree right now so will definitely check this one out. I’m about halfway through Two Brothers: One North, One South right now and it’s another really good Civil War novel. I really like how the author uses real people as the main characters, and goes into a lot of historical detail.