Becky's Rebel
Sherry Derr-WilleHistorical romance
Available from Wings ePress
September 2003
| When the war between the North and South explodes into reality, Becky Larson's four brothers join to defend the union. Now, instead of leading the normal life of a young woman, Becky is left to take the place of her brothers--breaking horses and plowing fields. When the Larson home is turned into a hospital, Becky also helps her mother tend to wounded Union soldiers. Who would guess that they would end up nursing a confederate soldier as well.
Joe Kemmerman, a young man of seventeen, follows in the footsteps of his older brother, leaving the family ranch in Texas behind and joining to defend the confederacy. Another Kemmerman brother, Paul, joins just to protect his younger sibling. Unfortunately each family loses one of the brothers to the ravages of war. Joe, Paul and their company are taken prisoner and held in a corncrib during the dead of winter-the unconscionable commander has no sympathy for the men he considers his enemy. When Joe becomes deathly ill, a kindly doctor delivers him to the Larson's home where Joe becomes Becky's Rebel. Sherry Derr-Wille has penned another winner. Becky's Rebel is a truly an entertaining story involving a colorful period of history, a myriad of characters and story full of surprises. Imagine finding yourself attracted to a man everyone else considers an enemy, then having to convince your family to accept your decision when someone wearing the same-colored uniform killed your own brother. Envision hearing the voice of your deceased brother, urging you to believe in your decision and follow your heart. Do you believe in ghosts? Picture the land, the sky, the smells, the feelings...Ms. Derr-Wille's writing style is so descriptive, you can. There are other surprises in store, but you'll have to discover them for yourself. Becky's Rebel is not the first book by Sherry Derr-Wille that I have read, nor will it be my last. My only problem is putting her books down once I pick them up.
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Reviewer: Brett Scott |
