A Hope Divided, Alyssa Cole
A Hope Divided, Alyssa Cole
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A Hope Divided
A Novel of the Civil War

Author: Alyssa Cole

Narrator: Karen Chilton

Unabridged: 10 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/15/2017


Synopsis

From the award-winning author of the instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, When No One Is Watching … The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor—but for one scientist spy and her philosopher soldier, the battle could bind them together as love war, and racial justice collide in Alyssa Cole’s buzzworthy, sensual, and revelatory Civil War novel.

For all of the War Between the States, Marlie Lynch has helped the cause in peace: with coded letters about anti-Rebel uprisings in her Carolina woods, tisanes and poultices for Union prisoners, and silent aid to fleeing slave and Freeman alike. Her formerly enslaved mother’s traditions and the name of a white father she never knew have protected her—until the vicious Confederate Home Guard claims Marlie’s home for their new base of operations in the guerilla war against Southern resistors of the Rebel cause. Unbeknownst to those under her roof, escaped prisoner Ewan McCall is sheltering in her laboratory. Seemingly a quiet philosopher, Ewan has his own history with the cruel captain of the Home Guard, and a thoughtful but unbending strength Marlie finds irresistible. When the revelation of a stunning family secret places Marlie’s freedom on the line, she and Ewan have to run for their lives into the hostile Carolina night. Following the path of the Underground Railroad, they find themselves caught up in a vicious battle that could dash their hopes of love—and freedom—before they ever cross state lines. When the revelation of a stunning family secret places Marlie’s freedom on the line, she and Ewan have to run for their lives into the hostile Carolina night. Following the path of the Underground Railroad, they find themselves caught up in a vicious battle that could dash their hopes of love—and freedom—before they ever cross state lines.

Named a Best of the Year by Entertainment Weekly • BookPage • Kirkus • Vulture • Publishers Weekly • Booklist

About Alyssa Cole

Alyssa Cole is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers and romance (historical, contemporary, and sci-fi). Her books have received critical acclaim from Library Journal, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, Booklist, Jezebel, Vulture, Book Riot, Entertainment Weekly, and various other outlets. When she’s not working, she can usually be found watching anime or wrangling her many pets.


Reviews

I liked this book but I do have to say that I liked it less than the first novel in the Loyal League series entitled, “An Extraordinary Union”. I found with this second novel in the series, it had a much slower pace and truly did focus on Ewan and Marlie’s journey. I felt that the first novel in the......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

3.5 Stars I loved the first book in this series, so I'm happy I finally picked this one up. Marlie is working as a spy for the Union and met our hero while volunteering in a prison he was a prisoner in. She meets him again when he's escaped and injured and needs a safe place to stay. Their romance w......more