As the winds of war swept across a nation divided against itself, men sank to the level of beasts, or rose to become heroes...while their women conquered death with the gift of new life. Ty—He was honor bound to defend the land of his fathers, even if battle took him from the arms of the woman he had pledged himself to protect. Cat—When her husband rode off to fight in Virginia, the feisty beauty swore she would be at his side, even if she had to risk the babe that grew beneath her heart. Cole—A Texas Ranger, he thought the conflict would pass him by until he had the chance to capture the fugitive who'd sold so many innocent girls into prostitution. Jenny—She had vowed she would no longer run from the demons of the past, and if that meant confronting Wade Bishop in a New York prisoner-of-war camp, so be it. No matter how far she must travel from those she held dear, she would draw courage from the legacy of love her parents had begun so long ago.