Cissy tries to put her feelings away and consider Brandon, but despite his continued interest, she realizes it is Ryan that holds her heart. Ryan, who was attracted to Cissy even before he met his wife, is free to pursue her at last.
When Wilmington falls in February of 1865, Cissy La Roque no longer needs to spy. That will not stop her from finding a new career where she can prove her worth beyond societal expectations of a woman. With the war drawing to an end and Wilmington occupied, she is faced with desperate circumstances. Ryan Madison, a Union officer from the past, and Brandon Mc Lean, a new one, attempt to help her. While attracted to them both, she is aware of family and community hostility toward the enemy and dares not act on the attraction. Her fiancé, Logan who is fighting for the southern cause, does not arouse her ardor like the two Union men. When the Confederacy falls, she convinces her father to allow her to run his shipping office in New Berne while he maintains the main office in Wilmington. There she discovers Ryan has married and Logan has jilted her. Provoked and titillated by a man she cannot have but craves, she puts aside romance and concentrates on business. Despite her father’s initial objections, much to his surprise she succeeds far beyond any expectation. Although she is happy in what she has achieved, she is frustrated by what she has lost.
About the author
Betty J. Vaughn, former department chair and art teacher at Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh, NC, launched a career as an author after leaving the classroom. She is the 2013 winner of the award for historical fiction from the North Carolina Society of Historians for her book Run, Cissy, Run. Previously her books The Man in the Chimney and Turbulent Waters won the awards for 2011 and 2012 respectively. The Intrepid Miss La Roque is the fourth book in the series. The novel Yesterday’s Magnolia is not part of the historical fiction series. A prize winning visual artist with paintings in collections worldwide, Mrs. Vaughn designed the magnet art program at Enloe where her students consistently won top honors. The recipient of a three year Federal Grant to the Wake County School System, she led Enloe Enterprises, Inc. in operating an art gallery, a summer arts camp, and an Emmy award winning television production company. As a result of the Enterprises Enloe was selected as one of the ten best art schools in the nation by Business Week Magazine. She wrote and published a monthly newsletter for the Enterprises and is the author of numerous professional articles. She loves to travel and led study tours of Europe for many years. History, art, and books are a lifelong passion. Mrs. Vaughn brings to life the story of the past through the people who lived it.
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