F - 2716/1 | Candle in the Darkness (Refiner's Fire #1) by Lynn Austin

The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised in a culture that believes slavery is God-ordained and biblically acceptable.

But upon awakening to the cruelty and injustice it encompasses, Caroline's eyes are opened for the first time to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her.

Her journey of maturity and faith will draw her into the abolitionist movement, where she is confronted with the risks and sacrifices her beliefs entail.

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F - 2716/2 | Fire by Night (Refiner's Fire #2) by Lynn Austin

The drama of the Civil War unfolds through the eyes of two very different Northern girls.

Lovely Julia Hoffman has always enjoyed the carefree life of her well to do family, but when she fails to attract the attention of Rev. Nathaniel Greene, a fierce abolitionist, she determines to bring meaning to her empty and shallow existence.

When she becomes a Union nurse, her eyes are opened to the realities of war and suffering. She also meets Phoebe, who has entered the army under false pretenses and whose journey to understanding herself, as well as the tumultuous world about her, is revealed with sensitivity and drama.

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F - 2716/3 | A Light to My Path (Refiner's Fire #3) by Lynn Austin

Kitty, a house slave, always figured it was easiest to do what she'd always done - obey Missy and follow orders. But when word arrives that the Yankees are coming, Kitty is faced with a decision: will she continue to follow the bidding of her owners, or will she embrace this chance for freedom?

Never allowed to have ideas of her own, Kitty is overwhelmed by the magnitude of her decision. Yet it is her hope to find the "happy ever after" ending to her life and to follow Grady, whom she loves that is the driving force behind her choice. Where will it lead her?

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