Stories of strong Southern women and the Northern men who fall in love with them. Gabriella Beauchamp. A young southern belle left alone with her stepmother during the American Civil War. Christopher Monroe. An officer in the Yankee army. When orders bring him to his best friend's home deep in southern territory, he must rescue his friend's little sister from her evil stepmother. Rescued by the enemy, will Gabriella have to give up her life as she knows it? Or will the dashing Yankee soldier offer her something she cannot resist? The winds of war send them in a direction neither of them ever expected. An enchanting Cinderella story of love and romance during the American Civil War.