Wedded to War

When war erupted, she gave up a life of privilege for a life of significance.

Tending to the army s sick and wounded meant leading a life her mother does not understand and giving up a handsome and approved suitor. Yet Charlotte chooses a life of service over privilege, just as her childhood friend had done when he became a military doctor. She soon discovers that she s combatting more than just the rebellion by becoming a nurse. Will the two men who love her simply stand by and watch as she fights her own battles? Or will their desire for her wage war on her desire to serve God?

"Wedded to War "is a work of fiction, but the story is inspired by the true life of Civil War nurse Georgeanna Woolsey. Woolsey s letters and journals, written over 150 years ago, offer a thorough look of what pioneering nurses endured. This is the first in the series Heroines Behind the Lines: Civil War, a collection of novels that highlights the crucial contributions made by women during times of war.

Jocelyn Green is an award-winning author, freelance writer and editor. A former military wife, she authored, along with contributing writers, "Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives" and "Faith Deployed . . . Again: More Daily Encouragement for Military Wives." Jocelyn is also co-author for" Battlefields & Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq & Afghanistan," which won the Gold Medal from Military Writers Society of America. She maintains her own award-winning Web site for military wives at www.faithdeployed.com."