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Innocent Deceptions

THE TRUTH CAN BE THE HARDEST THING TO TELL

June 26, 1862

I'm not sure I can go on with this, no matter what Michael says. He's my brother, not my conscience. How do I tell him that it seems my own name, Charlotte Randolph, has come to mean "liar" and "traitor"? I'm supposed to be a good Southern woman, spying for the Confederate cause, and yet ever since Union soldiers took over my home, it's been difficult to remember that they're the enemy. I know Captain Ben Chandler, the general's aide-de-camp, suspects that I have secrets. What if he discovers the truth about little Alexander? What if he finds out that I take information to the Rebels? And what if he realizes that my interest in him is more than polite? Now that I've written it down, it's impossible to deny — I've fallen in love with a Union officer ...

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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