IvyA dark-haired beauty gifted with strength and kindness. Raised in the hills of Virginia, she's ushered farther south to the mountains of North Carolina to escape the ravages of war-leaving behind a fiance willing to give his life's blood for the Union cause.SethIvy's fiance. A dependable and honest leader, he rises rapidly in the ranks of the Union cavalry.JosephA strong-spirited North Carolina farm boy. He is thrust into the storms of his heart when he discovers Ivy's infinite warmth. He joins the Southern cause, earning the name "Blue-Eyed Demon" for his courage in the Confederate Cavalry.Three lives brought together in a war that was tearing the nation apart.