I just finished this great book by Tamera Alexander. Set just after the Civil War, the story takes place at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation. Young, shamed widow Olivia Aberdeen arrives at the plantation to stay with her mother's dear friend and her family. A young soldier, Ridley Cooper arrives at the same time to study under horse trainer Robert Green. You see in the prologue that Cooper and Green met in an unusual circumstance during the war. I would characterize this book as historical romantic fiction. While the romance is the main part of the story, there are several other sub plots involving horse training, the plantation owner's past life, war stories, and the former slaves. I am not usually one to read romance novels but I picked this one up because it was Civil War era fiction, which I enjoy. I was pleasantly surprised that even though you can surely figure out where the romance is headed, the other parts of the story made it an excellent read.
Other Civil War era books I've enjoyed:
Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin (set in Richmond)--there are two others in the series also
All Things New by Lynn Austin
A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner
The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks (not Christian fiction, but a great read!)
Click on the Civil War tab at the bottom of the post and you can see some reviews of these books.
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