Reconstructing Jackson

Holly Bush

Nov 2012 · Holly Bush Books

About this ebook

1867 . . . Southern lawyer and Civil War veteran, Reed Jackson, returns to his family’s plantation in a wheelchair. His father deems him unfit, and deeds the Jackson holdings, including his intended bride, to a younger brother. Angry and bitter, Reed moves west to Fenton, Missouri, home to a cousin with a successful business, intending to start over.

Belle Richards, a dirt poor farm girl aching to learn how to read, cleans, cooks and holds together her family’s meager property. A violent brother and a drunken father plot to marry her off, and gain a new horse in the bargain. But Belle’s got other plans, and risks her life to reach them.

Reed is captivated by Belle from their first meeting, but wheelchair bound, is unable to protect her from violence. Bleak times will challenge Reed and Belle's courage and dreams as they forge a new beginning from the ashes of war and ignorance.

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“Love does not end, even with tragedy and sadness, and has given us the will to go on.” Crawford Family Series

Holly Bush’s books are set during the turbulent and transformative years of the late 1800s and include the very popular Crawford Family Series following the fortunes of three Boston-born sisters—Train Station Bride, Contract to Wed, and Her Safe Harbor. Cross the Ocean and Charming the Duke are both Victorian romances set in England. Fan favorites Romancing Olive and Reconstructing Jackson are stand-alone American historical romances. Holly’s books are “emotional, with heartfelt, sexy romance.”

Holly makes her home with her husband, one happy Labrador Retriever, and two difficult cats in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Connect with Holly at www.hollybushbooks.com, on Twitter @hollybushbooks, and on Facebook at Holly Bush.