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 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.

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 circle of stones where time is fluid. Edward Mitchell would prefer to leave well enough alone. But he has enough magic running through his blood to question things that do not add up. Would a mere mortal turn his life upside down? Twenty-seven minutes. Just twenty-seven fluid minutes. Then no turning back. A heartwarming original short story of love that defies the boundaries of time.

North and South. Enemies and Lovers. War lands on the south's doorstep. Leaving no one unscathed. Brittany Couvion must do her part to save the Confederacy. Brandon McIntyre fights battles of his own. A standalone story that introduces new characters into best-selling author Kathryn Kaleigh's American historical romance 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

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?

Now the bestselling serial is under one title— SOUTHERN LEGACY! Including Belle of Charleston, Shadows of Magnolia, Born to Be Brothers and the dramatic conclusion, The Sun Rises! Set against the backdrop of Antebellum Charleston with the martial clash of brother against brother looming on the horizon--here is an absorbing, tantalizing saga of life during one of our country's most turbulent times--Southern Legacy Series. In a world of pageantry and show, the Montgomery family accepts the way of life that has been antebellum Charleston for over a hundred years. Two cousins, the handsome and debonair, Wade Montgomery and the bold and brooding Cullen Smythe, were born to be brothers. Raised as Southern gentlemen, their character could never be questioned--loyalty, honor, duty to one's country, God and family. It was the tie that binds until...their bond is threatened, not only by the cry for secession but by a woman--Josephine Buchanan Wright. Josephine Buchanan Wright is a dutiful, southern belle. Her future seems fated to the two Montgomery cousins...until all she has placed her faith in falls apart. As her life spirals out of control, she tries desperately to cling to the honor and duty that has been instilled in her. But how can she do so when all she has known is no more?

They called it the Great American Eclipse. A once in a lifetime event. People journeyed to Tennessee from all over just to watch those few minutes as day turned to night. And back again. Melissa watched with her current boyfriend. Trying not to think about the life she tragically lost. Lost in the wilderness with her dog, Jenny hiked right into 1777. But her dog led her right to a safe cabin. And a man he obviously recognized. Mikala stood in the dark with her fiancé, but when her eyes adjusted to the light, he was gone. Abigail watched the eclipse from a reconstructed fort. But when the darkness failed to turn back to light, she was not alone. An eclipse did not factor into Ashley's busy schedule, but neither did the contractor building a church. In the 1800s. A once in a lifetime event that Americans wanted to be part of. But when the middle of the day turned to night, something happened. Something that defied everything they knew. Everything anyone knew. Five unforgettable original stories of love that defy the boundaries of time.

A circle of stones where time is fluid. Zoya Farren may have grown up with the legends of the circle of stones, but she took nothing at face value. Would searching for the facts behind the legend introduce her to a whole other world? Twenty-seven minutes. Just twenty-seven fluid minutes. Then no turning back. A heartwarming short story of love that defies the boundaries of time.

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.