The following snippet is taken from
Hannah's Handkerchief
Book 24 in the series
Lockets & Lace
Hannah saw her chance. She turned to
her cousin with a calculating look that warned she might be the perfect
daughter and the perfect sister, but she had no intention of being the perfect
cousin—at least not that night. “It is for a good cause, Kizzie. I think it
will be all right as long as they make sure the men behave, don’t you?”
“Please, girls. I’m sure you’ve kissed
a sweetheart behind a tree after church or school classes. This will be even
more chaste than that.”
Hannah had kissed a couple of boys
when no one was around, but she doubted her cousin had. Would Kizzie admit to
it publicly like this?
Hannah smiled at the moment she knew the
woman had won her cousin over.
“You’re right, Hannah. It’s for a good
cause, so we’ll go along with Mrs. Prescott’s plan as long as these men behave
themselves.”
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The book description for Hannah's Handkerchief has been revised since it orignally went on preorder. Here it is:
With her blonde hair and blue eyes, Hannah Atwell, a
Kansas farmer’s daughter, knows she is pretty—and she enjoys pretty things. She
spent her life striving to be the perfect, obedient daughter. She feels she is destined
for something more than being a farmer’s wife living in a soddie.
While at a party held at Fort Riley, Kansas, to celebrate the end of the Civil
War, Hannah begins to question if always doing what she is told is to her
advantage. The special event, complete with dancing with handsome young
officers and a chaste kissing fundraiser for the Sanitary Commission, opens
Hannah’s eyes to possibilities for her life as surely as Lieutenant Jake
Burdock captures her heart. She impulsively offers him her handkerchief as a
token of her regard. Missed connections, parents who constantly warn against
military men, and dealing with those close to her who have suffered combat
injuries conspire to drive her away from Jake. Only the letters they exchange
seem to keep them connected.
Not long after the dance, Jake, who works under Captain Prescott, the
quartermaster at Fort Riley, is assigned to duty at the frontier forts in
western Kansas. There, many of the living quarters are more primitive than a
Kansas soddie. Supplying the uniforms, supplies, horses and mules the soldiers
need is challenging at best. In spite of the hardships involved, the Army is
Jake’s chosen career. His life constantly at risk, must he sacrifice his chance
to share his life with the young woman who had won his heart?
