The Widow of Rose Hill by Michelle Shocklee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A wonderful story of finding strength and love among the struggles and changes of post-Civil War Texas. Shocklee does a more than credible job of portraying the situation many in the South faced after the war. She explores the characters both bluntly and with compassion. Very well done.
Natalie Ellis is left as destitute as most war widows in the South. She still has her house and her land, but no money. The Colonial Levi Maish of the Union Army arrives to tell her not only that the South lost the war, but that her slaves are free. How can she run her plantation without slaves? Who will pick the cotton that finally has a market again? When the Yankee comes up with a plan-like it or not-Natalie has to agree. But that doesn’t mean it’ll be all smooth sailing from then on.
Published by Pegg Thomas
Pegg Thomas lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Michael, her husband of *mumble* years. She creates American stories with real history and fictional characters inspired by her ancestors who immigrated here in the mid-1600s.
Pegg won the 2019 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas, was a double-finalist for the 2019 ACFW Carol Award for novellas, and a finalist for the 2019 ACFW Editor of the Year. She was a finalist in the 2021 FHL Readers’ Choice Award for novellas. Pegg won the 2022 Selah Award for historical romance and placed 2nd with her second entry. She was also a finalist for the 2023 Selah Award and placed 2nd for the 2024 Selah Award. Pegg spent 3 ½ years as the managing editor of Smitten Historical Romance.
When not writing or editing, Pegg can be found in her garden, her kitchen, or sitting at one of her spinning wheels creating yarn to turn into her signature wool shawls.
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Thank you for sharing your review! I’m putting this on my list to read.
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It’s a good one! The first one in the series is “The Planter’s Daughter.” https://www.amazon.com/Planters-Daughter-Michelle-Shocklee/dp/1946016098/ I always like to read them in order, but “The Widow of Rose Hill” will stand alone too.
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Thank you!! I hope you enjoy it!
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Wow, 5 out of 5!
Great review
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