Erin of New York: Blood and Bones of the Irish (Civil War Wives)

By J.R. Biery

BLOOD AND BONES OF THE IRISH:ERIN OF NEW YORKErin Rafferty leaves most of her family behind in Ireland to join her sister in New York, where she will work in a factory to send home money and hope.Aboard the ship, she is attracted to a man, but decides it is impossible. He is traveling in a stateroom with his fianc?e, while Erin is sleeping in steerage with hundreds of other poor immigrants.Aiden Doyle hopes his life is headed in the right direction. After years toiling as a child, then working on the docks as a young man, he has found a rich woman who wants to take him to America with her. Freedom and riches beckon, even without love.When disease strikes the passengers, Erin is called to help Sheila, the woman sharing the cabin with Aiden.With the long journey comes temptation that Erin struggles to resist. Will she be able to find the new life she seeks in America, after she has sacrificed her virtue to her wayward heart? More, will she be able to hold onto this man now that a terrible war is tearing the nation apart?When her true love enlists to fight for the Union, Erin is driven to desperation. To hold onto Aiden, she cuts her hair and enlists as a man in the same army.But will a wild Irish bounder welcome her actions, or turn her adrift in the midst of an army waging war?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1546799109
• ISBN13: 9781546799108
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 521 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.2" x 6.0"