Near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. June 1863. Two Yankee captains stumble upon a boy. Kip saves one of their lives and sets in motion their destiny.
Three days later on the last day of the Battle at Gettysburg, Captain Daniel Charteris, critically wounded, expects to lose his leg, Not ready for the surgeons, he convinces Hal, his best friend, to help him return to the idyllic valley. To kill the pain, they knock back most of a good bottle of bourbon. Daniel awakens surprised to find Kip isn't a boy, but Summer Rose, the girl of all his dreams. Both men fall in love with this amazing girl and her valley. Daniel woos and wins her, though Hal's still crazy about her. All seems perfect, but the war creates chaos. So does Hal. Will their love, honor, and friendship be enough to overcome their failings?
Summer Rose is a love story steeped in the rich history of America's Civil War which stretches from Pickett’s Charge on the last day at Gettsyburg, through Sheridan’s Ride and the Burning of the Shenandoah to the fall of Richmond and surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
Thanks to Brad Wind and Anna Rossi for the cover and pitch.