Beneath a Tainted Sky: A Passionate Historical Affair

By K.C. Mitchell

A forbidden love. A brutal war. A passion punishable by death.

Georgia, 1861. Sophie Johansson has spent her life doing what is expected of her-until the man she loves marches off to war and her parents force her into marriage with a cruel plantation owner old enough to be her father.
Trapped in a beautiful house that feels like a prison, Sophie discovers a world of suffering she can no longer ignore. Then she meets Hezekiah, the enslaved man her husband controls: powerful enough to frighten other men, honorable enough to protect those who cannot protect themselves, and gentle enough to awaken every part of Sophie she has been taught to silence.

Their connection offers the first honest comfort either has known. Their stolen moments become a refuge. And as forbidden desire deepens into an all-consuming affair, Sophie and Hezekiah dare to imagine something the law, society, and her husband would never allow-a life chosen for themselves.

But the Civil War is closing in. Her husband is growing suspicious. One careless glance could expose a love punishable by death. And when their passion creates a secret Sophie cannot hide forever, survival will demand more than deception. It will require courage, sacrifice, and a reckoning that transforms an obedient daughter into a woman determined to reclaim her body, her voice, and her future.

Inside This Book-What You'll Experience
Inside this story, you'll experience a passionate interracial love forbidden by both law and society, a powerful and deeply honorable hero whose tenderness matters as much as his strength, and a sheltered heroine who awakens to injustice and discovers how formidable she can become.

Through stolen nights, dangerous secrets, and the intoxicating freedom of being truly seen and cherished, Sophie's journey carries readers through desire, betrayal, motherhood, sacrifice, grief, righteous fury, and hard-won hope.

Who This Book Is For
This novel is for readers who want more than a traditional period romance. If you love character-driven historical fiction, forbidden passion, strong women rising from impossible circumstances, protective heroes, and stories that make you ache, rage, hope, and believe love can outlive its greatest cost, Beneath a Tainted Sky belongs on your reading list.

Passionate, devastating, and ultimately hopeful, this is a sweeping story about forbidden love, moral courage, and a woman who loses the life chosen for her-and fights to build one of her own.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CMZZR4RM
• ISBN13: 9798857483428
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"