Grace on the Trinity: Trinity River Series, Post Civil War Lanterns Still Burn, Book 2

Originally published in 2020 as Lantern of Grace (Lantern in the Window series). The book has not been changed from the original, apart from fixing some typos, sentence structure, and moving to the factious town of Trinity, Texas. A woman held back by what the fever did to her. A man lost in his fear of what the war has made of him.As long as she can remember, Grace Coffey has loved Avery Whittaker. Even when everyone believes he died in the war, she can't bring herself to move on. Her heart soars when he's found alive, hiding among the bushwhackers-but one truth still holds her back. How can she expect to marry when the fever changed her life forever?The war took Avery Whittaker from his home, but his injuries kept him away. Fearing he'd become a burden, he hid among the bushwhackers rather than face the people he loved. Now he's drawn back to Trinity, but once his secret is revealed, doubt gnaws at him. How can he expect to marry with such a hideous reminder of the war?Can Grace and Avery look beyond the scars the past has left on them-seen and unseen-and claim the future meant for them?Or will pride keep them apart forever?