Rebel Heartsong — Morgan K. Wyatt

Townsend Audley as heir to the biggest planation in Beufort County was also the biggest marital prize. Life was good at least it was before the war. After the Civil War devalued Confederate money, and stripped their plantation, Townsend became a not so great catch. The only person who stands by him is Yvette, a mulatto companion to his sisters. She jokes she stayed only to watch over him, which she does, quite well. He can't remember a time the beautiful servant hasn't taken care of him, almost like a wife. He's lucky to have Yvette, but someday some man would steal her away. The thought enrages him. He's unwilling to live without her by his side. Does she feel the same way? If she does, how will they manage when the law declares their love taboo?