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Read the story of Augusta and Michael before the war began...

As the United States are being pulled apart, one Southern belle must decide between love and comfort.

South Carolinian socialite Augusta Byron had a plan for her life: marry well, raise a family, and live out her days in Charleston, surrounded by family and friends. But when she is betrayed by supposed friends, will she be able to go against her family's wishes and live the life she was born to live?

Michael Lewis has been in love with his best friend’s sister since the day he met her, but has never been good at talking with women. There will be many barriers against him winning her heart...namely the fact that her home state is starting to think of itself as a separate nation.

Will Augusta let her family down and risk social rejection from friends? Or will the problems facing the nation keep her from the man she is falling in love with?