Love and War: The Coltrane Saga Series, Book 1 [Kindle Edition]

While I do understand that the Civil War was very brutal and that a large number of men and women died and lived terribly through that time period, the last thing I wanted to do was settle in for a historical romance, and miss the romance. There was very little to none- just a lot of raping, killing, cowardice and dying.
The main female character was portrayed as a young girl who's ideals and dreams all go up in smoke, but at some point it just seems like she'd get her head together and stop running off to her off-and-on-again fiancee (who happens to be partially responsible for her father's loss of eyesight and eventually his death.)
Oh, and the fact that she fell in love with her second captor would be great and all.... if they actually had something besides anger and a lot of lust.
I just went into the book expecting a lot more out of it (I don't mean word wise- it was quite longwinded) and came away disappointed.

I am so happy to have found this author and this series! I love the old "Bodice Rippers" from the 70's and the 80's! How exciting, it was available for my Kindle! I finished the book last night and am excited to start to the second one!

This book is not a tame read at all but it REALLY is a GREAT read if you like your romances with drama, kidnappings and love/hate relationships!

Beautiful and ever the spunky Southerner, Kitty Wright is torn between Rebel Nathan Collins and Yankee Travis Coltrane.

When the war starts, Kitty is abducted and ravished by a war crazy Rebel who wants revenge against her for Kitty getting him fired from his overseer job because he was beating a young female slave. Kitty is rescued from her Rebel kidnappers by Yankee Travis Coltrane but finds herself held captive by her rescuer and thrown into the battlefields to help tend the wounded. The Yankee Travis Coltrane starts a wild raw desire in Kitty that she never knew existed and soon she begins to realize her heart is as captive as her body.

Of course, the road of true love never runs smooth and Kitty struggles with her teenage love for Nathan, a Rebel to whom she is engaged. All the while, Kitty is trying to survive and keep her mind intact as the world torn by Civl War goes crazy all around them all and her beloved South is brought to its knees by the war.

This is a story of passion and torn emotions set in a time when the United States were torn apart by the Civil War.

Great book! I look forward to reading the whole series!

I tried several times to get into this book but about two thirds of the way through it I had to throw in the towel. I guess I can't really give it a fair review because I couldn't even finish it. My mom, you mom and Thumpers momma were all right..."if ya can't say somethin' nice, don't say anythin' at all". The end.