A chance meeting with a Yankee soldier on the bloody battlefield of Chickamauga sent Austin Cooper to the doorstep of a southern plantation in Grand Ecore, Louisiana. He held a battered picture of a girl. A stained, bent photograph of a charming southern belle he had yet to meet. Austin had walked halfway across the country to fulfill a promise to a dying soldier. Would a promise to a stranger change the course of his life? A gut-wrenchingly heartwarming short story in Kathryn Kaleigh's Southern Belle Civil War historical romance collection.

A page-turning collection of heart-warming sweet wholesome Southern Belle Civil War short story Christmas romances. ONE NIGHT AT CHRISTMAS Melody Johnson missed the happy sounds of her husband's fiddle in the evenings. Newly widowed, she refused to leave the house they built together. A young widow, she found herself looking toward the past more than the future. But the magic of this Christmas Eve brings a gift to her doorstep. A gift that breathes life back into her soul. A heartwarming holiday short story in the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance series. THIS CHRISTMAS Snowing in Vicksburg. On Christmas Eve. That never happened. Abigail Lewis burned her mother's dining room chairs to keep herself and her infant alive. His letters promised he would be home this Christmas. But would he be there when her life is in danger? A heartwarming holiday short story in the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance collection. SNOW ANGELS AT CHRISTMAS The letter said her father died heroically. Heroically or not, he left Sarah Sutton with a horse ranch requiring exhausting backbreaking work. Day after day. Her first Christmas alone brought a snow storm to her doorstep, making things even more difficult. But would the snow also bring an angel to her door? Someone sent to help? But perhaps so much more? A heartwarming holiday short story in the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance series. MARRIED AT CHRISTMAS The color of a man's uniform meant everything. Too much. Especially to a girl's father. But Sarah would be married at Christmas. Somehow. Someway. But would three years be too long? Too long for love to survive? A heartwarming holiday short story in the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance series. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Whitney followed her sister anywhere. Even on Christmas. But here soldiers in blue surrounded them. Enemy soldiers. Whitney discovered much more than she bargained for on this Christmas Eve. Something not only life changing, but world changing. A heartwarming holiday short story in the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance series.

Five standalone short stories that introduce new characters into best-selling author Kathryn Kaleigh's Southern Belle Civil War historical romance series. SOUTHERNERS IN BLUE A steamboat packed with soldiers on a flooded Mississippi River. Disguised as a young boy in blue, Abigail Sutton blends in with the Yankee soldiers. Only one man sees through her disguise. Can they come together and survive when their world explodes? A standalone story that introduces new characters into the Civil War Southern Belle historical romance series. Originally Published in Heart's Kiss. GUARDIAN ANGEL The southern land burned. Scarred. Its families splintered. A war going on three years too long. Union soldier Christopher Mitchell rides alone through the south. Emily does the unthinkable to protect her family. Will Christopher do his part to help her? Or maintain his loyalty to the Union? SOUTHERN SIREN The Southern landscape bruised. Civilians and soldiers alike struggling to ride out the war. A war going on three years too long. Union soldier Christopher Mitchell sympathizes with the South despite his own commitments to the North. In the war-ravaged land, Emily struggles to find enough food to stay alive. Deep in the land of Dixie, Christopher faces choices of his own. WITHOUT A WORD Deep in the heart of Louisiana, the war spilled onto Hannah Bradford's doorstep. The shelves of her father's general store left bare from the blockade. The war stripped them of everything. Supplies. Fathers. Brothers. Husbands. Would it take away all hope, too? DULY WARNED The Civil War swept deep into the heart of Louisiana. Southerners on the home front fought bravely to protect their own with whatever means available. Taylor Randal struggled with the choice to protect the past or forge forward. But now she must consider more than just herself. While carrying out his orders, Confederate officer Beau Sanders discovers surprises from his own past.

A circle of stones where time is fluid. Haydn had known Jack her whole life. He tilted her emotions off balance. Now that he was back, would a buried spark ignite? Or would stepping inside the circle of stones separate them forever? Twenty-seven minutes. Just twenty-seven fluid minutes. Then no turning back. A heartwarming short story of love that defies the boundaries of time.

Original Stories and Novels by Kathryn Kaleigh SHORT STORIES… A PROPOSAL IN TIME MOON SHADOWS JUST ONE NIGHT FRACTURED KEY STONE PRINCESS NOVEL… JASMINE KISSES

A circle of stones where time is fluid. A princess fixes time. A magical trunk saves people in danger. When Arya sees her own name in the trunk, will she give up everything to save her own life? Or had a summons brought her to the circle of stones? Jack tilted Haydn's emotions off balance. After all these years, would a buried spark ignite? Or would stepping inside the circle of stones separate them forever? When Sebastian stepped into her life, Elouise learns the secrets of the old trunk. And awakens shadows she thought could no longer touch her. Zoya may have grown up with the legends of the circle of stones, but she took nothing at face value. Would her search for the facts behind the legend introduce her to a whole other world? Edward preferred to leave well enough alone. But he has enough magic running through his blood to question things that do not add up. Twenty-seven minutes. Just twenty-seven fluid minutes. Then no turning back. Five heartwarming original stories of love that defies the boundaries of time.

An early evening storm settles over the city of New Orleans. Bradley finds shelter in a smoke-filled tavern. Little does he know the mystery this tavern holds. A standalone story that introduces new characters into best-selling author Kathryn Kaleigh’s Once Upon a Time series. Skye Travels. Just the beginning... Begin Again is the first of the series, but the books can be read in any order. Savannah Richards did not believe in chance. But there he stood, head bent, focused on his iPad. His hair graying a bit around the edges. Noah would not recognize her, even if he remembered her. Putting the past behind them, they strive to forge something new together. But can they overcome past wrongs for what might be? A heartwarming and intensely engaging second chance novel in Kathryn Kaleigh's Cupid's Kiss sweet wholesome romance series. Read all the novels by bestselling author Kathryn Kaleigh: Cupid's Kiss series: 1. Begin Again 2. Love Again 3. Falling Again 4. Just Happened 5. Just Maybe 6. Just Pretend 7. Just Because 8. Just Us 9. Just Once 10. Just Stay 11. Just Chance 12. Just Believe American Historical Romance Series: 1. Love Always 2. Beyond Enemy Lines 3. Hearts Under Siege 4. Hearts Under Fire 5. Wait for Me 6. Take Me Home 7. Keep Me Safe 8. Away Down South in Dixie 9. The Reluctant Bride Time Travel Romance Series: 1. Twist of Fate 2. When the Stars Align 3. Once in a Blue Moon 4. Once Upon a Christmas 5. Falling Through to Forever Romantic Suspense: 1. Serenity 2. Lost and Found 3. Courting Alley Cat 4. All I Want for Christmas Fated Mates: 1. Riley's Mate 2. Aiden's Mate 3. Brayden's Mate

Five standalone short stories that introduce new characters into best-selling author Kathryn Kaleigh’s Southern Belle Civil War historical romance series. The Early Years. When the south was grand. BEWITCHED Nathaniel Dumon returns from the war to find his father had made some changes to their family’s landholdings. Nathaniel worries about his father’s sanity. But will he be pulled into his father’s web? And if so, to what end? A standalone historical romance story set in 1761. THE WALTZ Ryleigh D’Artois attends the wedding of the season. Maybe even the decade. A wedding held at a plantation house on the untamed Mississippi River. Civilization encroaching on the wilderness. It would be an adventure for a weekend, but certainly not permanently. However, she finds out something she never expected. Something that changes everything. Would her first social engagement be her last? A standalone historical romance story set in 1761. THE FORTUNE TELLER Ava D’Artois didn’t have to wear black, the color of mourning. But she did anyway. Mostly she wore black to protect herself from social engagements. Only this night, she wished she wore something more becoming. Had the fortune teller been right? A standalone historical romance short story set in 1761. CATCH ME For Melanie Quinn, attending Saint Gabriella’s academy for girls leaves her few options for her future. But Melanie chooses to make unconventional decisions for herself. Are her choices viable or will she be constrained by convention? A standalone historical romance story set in 1841. UNEXPECTED ARRANGEMENT Southern Belle Addison Brooks longed to be an old maid. Anything other than wedding the man her father had promised her to. But today she would meet her betrothed for the first time. Desperate to find a way out of this betrothal, she enlists the help of a stranger. A standalone historical romance story set in 1852.

A circle of stones where time is fluid. When Arya Farren sees her own name in the trunk, will she give up everything to save her own life? When she steps inside the circle of stones, she discovers that she had been summoned. By him. Twenty-seven minutes. Just twenty-seven fluid minutes. Then no turning back. A heartwarming short story of love that defies the boundaries of time.

Stories and Novels by Kathryn Kaleigh Each issue of Kat Tales is a special collection of a novel with 5 bonus short stories from bestselling author Kathryn Kaleigh. This 16th volume of Kat Tales includes the standalone sweet wholesome novel JUST US in the acclaimed Cupid's Kiss series. Also includes 5 short stories in her popular time travel and historical romance worlds. In this issue: SHORT STORIES… PLAYING THE ODDS PAPER AIRPLANES MISSISSIPPI TIME WHISPERS REBEL AT HEART A HIKE THROUGH TIME NOVEL… JUST US High school sweethearts separated by too much distance and too much time. College happened. Life happened. A business deal brings Wynter Jordan reluctantly back to Cassville. Visiting her hometown brings back a flood of memories from ten years ago. Homecoming queen. Cheerleader. High school quarterback boyfriend. Bradford Cooper's parents left him holding the family business. And left him in a quandary. What will happen when a chance encounter brings them full circle?