This is my first book by this author which I enjoyed reading. I look forward to seeing what is next for this author. One of the things I enjoyed about this book is how the author used their writing skills and attention to details to bring life to the story. This is a well written story that takes place a few months after the end of the Civil War. A story that will make you question family and what is important to you. A story that is emotional in parts and suspenseful in others. I enjoyed Townsend's character and how supportive he is to the other characters. He is a strong character that is faced with an impossible choice on top of coming face to face with a family's past. I found this book to be fast paced and hard to put down. An engaging story that has great growth throughout. It is an easy story to read as well as a great entertaining value. I really enjoyed reading this story from beginning to end. I highly recommend this book.