United Division

Synopsis.
In the warm September air of 1861, life on the Moon Lake Plantation couldn't be better for Jessalyn and her two brothers. Their parents are healthy, their cotton fields are full, and their dear friends are visiting from New York for their last vacation of the summer. All is well in the world and no one could be happier. No one, that is, but the slaves. And Eric Banning, the wealthy son of a factory owner in New York, couldn't agree more. When the Bannings start to stir up trouble around the plantation, Jessalyn's simply life is thrown into turmoil and she has to make the most difficult choice of her life. To stand by her family and their way of thinking or join the handsome rebel in New York and find true love.

Meanwhile, Eric's sister is living in paradise. Being the upper class means the highest quality in fashion, food, and friends. But when her flirting gets her carried away, she finds herself suddenly married to a man she may never be able to love. And when Eric leaves their family business to pursue his political standings, she's left with only an old flame and some new friends to keep her spirits alive.

In the background through all of this is Rachel, a quiet slave girl who's never known anything but hard work and cruel slave drivers. She faces loss after loss as friends and family die from poor conditions or are sold to other properties. But one thing keeps her strong. The kindness of the youngest Laroque son, Timothy. They've always been friends, ever since childhood, and though their stations are different, he never inherited his father's cruelty like his older brother Mark. When Mark discovers Timothy's true feelings for Rachel, he tries to teach him a hard lesson, and Timothy and Rachel are forced to flee West from their family, friends, and everything they knew and loved. 

Facing a hard journey west, a civil war, an impossible marriage, and the loss of loved ones, these three women are in for more than they ever dreamed of facing. But one thing holds true. Love is stronger than any war.

Book 1.
Chapter 1.
Part 1. Jessalyn Larocque
Part 2. Eric Banning
Part 3. The Library
Part 4. Meetings
Part 5. Those Eyes...
Part 6. Desperation
Part 7. Just One Mistake

Chapter 2.