{"product_id":"measure-of-devotion-9781635559514","title":"Measure of Devotion","description":"\u003cp\u003eDisguised as her late brother Cooper in the 19th Massachusetts Volunteers, Catherine Samson fights to quell the Confederate rebellion and preserve her nation's unity. She believes the \u003cem\u003eConstitution\u003c\/em\u003e's declarations of equality and freedom apply to everyone, and dreams that someday they will extend to her own pursuit of happiness with a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelping her father raise her siblings on their Gettysburg farm, Sophie Bauer likewise clings to hope for a woman to love, but when she serves as an army aide and meets Cooper, Sophie is confounded by her growing feelings for him. Catherine, meanwhile, wrestles with her deception and the disguise she must maintain. Disclosure could not only repulse Sophie but send Catherine home a social outcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the battle of Gettysburg engulfs the Bauer farm, Catherine and Sophie learn far more about themselves than they ever expected. But first there's a war-and hearts-to be won.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrizzell, Cf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A recent telecommunications retiree, CF Frizzell (Friz) is the recipient of the Golden Crown Literary Society's 2015 Debut Author Award for her novel, Stick McLaughlin: The Prohibition Years. Friz discovered her passion for writing in high school and went on to establish an award-winning twenty-two-year career in community newspapers that culminated in the role of founder\/publisher. She credits powerhouse authors Lee Lynch and Radclyffe, and the generous family that is Bold Strokes Books, for inspiration. A lifelong Massachusetts resident, Friz is into history, New England pro sports, and singing and acoustic guitar-and living on Cape Cod, just an hour from Provincetown, with her wife, Kathy. Follow Friz at her website, www.cffrizzell.com, and on Facebook at CF Frizzell.","brand":"Bold Strokes Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382171275538,"sku":"9781635559514","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f5661b0-7f87-4084-8d8c-504cbcb333eb.jpg?v=1728706282","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/measure-of-devotion-9781635559514","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}