Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge Series #2) (Book 2) [Paperback]

Lauraine Snelling (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

When her sister fights to hold on to the family legacy, Louisa Highwood works tirelessly to save the lives of wounded soldiers. Putting her own safety n the line, she covertly ventures behind enemy lines to procure desperately needed supplies for the army hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

Meanwhile, Jesselynn Highwood and her ragtag band of freed slaves and Thoroughbreds seek refuge along the Oregon Trail, unable to imagine what awaits them.

An exciting tale of courage, adventure, and romance amid the turbulence of the Civil War.

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About the Author

Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of more than 60 books for adults and young adults. Her books have sold over 2 million copies. Besides writing books and articles, she teaches at writers' conferences across the country. She and her husband make their home in Tehachapi, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 303 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Reprinted edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556618409
• ISBN-13: 978-1556618406
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Lauraine Snelling, an award-winning author of fifty-plus books with sales of over 2 million copies, also writes for a wide range of magazines and teaches at writers' conferences across the country. She and her husband make their home in Tehachapi, California.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where is the third sequel?, August 19, 2003

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melissa dinkelman (Hallsville, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge Series #2) (Book 2) (Paperback)

WOW! What an awesome story! Since I did not read the first book, I was a little confused the first two chapters. After that I couldnot put the book down. I read it in one day. When it ended I was so let down because it has gone into so much detail, then boom, it's over, without a really true ending. A love story cannot just end there! Please tell me there is another book to end this sequel!?

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tale of Two Sisters, June 7, 2005

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Sharon Knutson "chinamomma" (St. Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge Series #2) (Book 2) (Paperback)

Jesselynn and Louisa continue their quest to survive the indignaties of the Civil War...Jesselynn decides to head towards Oregon in an effort to save the last few horses from her Kentucky home in the hopes of returning after the war is done to rebuild her family's horse farm. Louisa forges ahead with opening her home to wounded soldiers.

Jesse joins a wagon train headed west guided by Wolf Torgestad, half Norwegian and half Sioux. To gather enough supplies to be allowed to join the wagon train, Jesse had to race Ahab, hoping to win the purse of gold, but if she lost, she forfeited Ahab.

Louisa struggles to find her place in helping with the war effort...knitting socks and rolling bandages just doesn't seem enough....but finding the medicines to ease their suffering is...but it means going North and smuggling them back at the risk of her life.

I have read all three books in this series, this was my favorite...that being said, there are some big flaws in these books, the continuity is uneven and rough at times. One page Meshach is riding Ahab, the next paragraph has Jesse riding him with no switch possible...often Ms. Snelling uses the same exact phrases over and over...as Lousia writes her letters, she invariably must blot a tear before it runs the ink, and finally after pages of minute detail you hurtle through big life changing events in two pages...maybe some more editing was needed? But the stories are good enough to brush aside these rough spots. I've read other books by Ms. Snelling and will look for future works...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story, June 24, 2009

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M. Sylvester "Monica Sylvester" (Shell Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sisters of the Confederacy (A Secret Refuge Series #2) (Book 2) (Paperback)

This is a continuation of a romance during the Civil War. Both books are really good and I highly recommend them. They are filled with lots of emotion - romance, happiness and tragedy.