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Words Heard in Silence

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I am a huge fan of T. Novan's books and have read everything she has published. This one is a definite DON'T MISS!

I couldn't put it down and finished this 550 page book in two days. Colonel Charlie Redmond and his Yankee troops make camp on property owned by Souther widow Rebecca Gaines. Rebecca is impressed by this "gentleman" and is shocked to learn "he" is really a "she." As their relationship develops, Charlie is not sure whether Rebecca has fallen in love with the man or the woman. With the support of the few people who know his secret, Charlie is able to come to terms with his new feelings and accept Rebecca's love for him.

Because this book was loosely based on actual historical facts, I learned some things about the Civil War I had not known before. I even looked up some of the events and people in the book and found the book to be historically accurate. The fiction part of the story was just as good and I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to lose themself in the past.

A well researched Historical novel, Words Heard in Silence is long, but doesn't feel long. It captures the flavor of the time beautifully. I fell in love with Colonel Redmond right along with Rebecca.

Set near the end of the Civil War, this is more than just a wonderful love story about a Southern Lady and a Union Colonel. So much more. It is also the story of how these two profoundly lonely people deal with the reconstruction of not only the South, but of their lives as well. A truly moving and uplifting story.

I love history mixed with romance.

Colonel Redman's Union troops decide to camp on Rebecca Gaines land. Rebecca and Charlie become good friends and lovers.

The town folks are up in arms about having the Yankees camping out in their territory. Charlie has his troops help the town folk and some of them even end of marrying some of the widowed women folk.

Charlie's disguise is good and with the help of a few friends and Rebecca, he/she continues to fool the US government, the Army, his troops and the enemy.

Fantastic read!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I loved this book. It takes a long time to read - 550 pages - but it is worth the effort and holds interest throughout. The historical setting is well written and the authors must have worked hard on the research. The story really puts life into those boring history lessons from school days, with lots of well written, original characters and descriptions of military life, battles etc. The love story between Charlie and Rebecca is very sweet and romantic, with Charlie's shyness and Rebecca's innocence both very appealing. And the description of the last battle is highly dramatic and is a good example of the foolishness of war but also of how courageous people can be for their comrades and friends. There are many humorous scenes also, showing the range of Rickard and Novan's writing skill. Some of the dialog is a bit slow moving but that may well be a part of the historical accuracy of this highly recommended book. If this is the first in a series of books with these characters, I look forward to the rest.

I waited almost 2 years for this book to get to my price range and the wait was well worth it. The historical drama and detail was spot on as far as the period of time this drama unfolded. The writing was very good and the descriptions from the performance of battlefield surgery to life on a farm in war torn Virginia were excellent. Being a Civil War history buff, especially the south, made for very entertaining reading. This book in my opinion deserves every bit of a 10 on the scale of 1 to 10. A true enjoyment!

I loved this book. A historical novel, it is set in the US Civil War. As a love story, it is very believeable. Reading the preface you will see that there really were women who disguised themselves as men during the Civil War. (and probably many other times before we got into ID cards, physicals and such)

It is obvious that quite a lot of research went into this story. You can't help but love the two main characters, as well as many of the supporting cast.

It's not the epic size of GWTW, it is a fairly large book - but one you won't want to put down. While it has angst, it also has quite a bit of humor.

It was a very enjoyable read, and I highly recommend it.

A great Novel of the Civil War from a different perspective. Sensitively limned characters who come alive. I look forward to seeing more of these writers.

Great book. The lack of contractions and slang added to the Civil War era feel. The lack of graphic sex adds to it I think because for the time period it wouldn't put out there bluntly. Probably not spoken of at all. Charlie Redmond is the Jess Goldberg of Colonial America and one of the few characters to which I can truly relate. Great book, great job and it was worth the wait to purchase, even at $54.00 plus additional for expidited shipping...Just fantastic!

once i started reading i couldn't put it down. yes, it's long but totally worth reading.

Whatever you do don't start this on a work night like I did - you won't want to put it down. Every single chapter has a moment or scene in it that either makes you laugh out loud or tugs at your heart or puts a tear in your eye.

I have always enjoyed historical romances and this one is wonderful.

The main characters and the supporting characters are well defined and very believable. I especially liked that the character words were so well written and also that their thoughts were revealed to the reader to give us a complete picture of their motivation.

I loved the two leading characters and thought they acted very maturely with the hardships they had endured in their lives before and during the time the story takes place. I was totally charmed by Charlie and just loved Rebecca's open hearted sweetness combined with steely strength.

This is a Keeper !