Widow of Gettysburg (52 page)

Authors: Jocelyn Green

N
o book is written without the help of many others, so I have plenty of people on my list to thank. I am indebted to:

Moody Publishers/River North Fiction, for being committed to sharing these important stories in the Heroines Behind the Lines series.

My agent, Tim Beals of Credo Communications, for his continual support.

Rachel Hauck, author and consultant with My Book Therapy, for helping me brainstorm some key plot elements.

My husband, Rob, for allowing me to devote so much time to this project while he made memories with the kids, and for putting up with seeing me in frumpy elastic-waistband writing pants for most of every day for nearly two months straight. Good thing you married me for my mind. Thanks also for creating the beautiful map at the front of this book!

My children, Elsa and Ethan, for doing their best to let me write whenever they saw me wearing my writing pants.

My parents, Peter and Pixie Falck, for watching my kids so I could
write, and to my dad specifically for his help researching some details of the battle.

Scott Hancock, associate professor of history and Africana studies at Gettysburg College, for pointing me to several valuable resources that helped me understand the climate of Gettysburg toward the black community.

A slew of historical consultants, including Benjamin Neely, Tim Smith, and Mavis Starner, Adams County Historical Society in Gettysburg; Roberta Brent, A. R. Wentz Library, Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg; Denise Doyle, Seminary Ridge Museum in Gettysburg; Terry Reimer, National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland; Peter Leavell, historian and award-winning author of
Gideon’s Call.

Jordyn Redwood, author and pediatric emergency room nurse, for being my medical consultant.

My dear friend Bettina Dowell, for invaluable research done on-site in Philadelphia.

The Civil War History writers group, for invariably having answers for my every question, whether it had to do with ammunition, pollution, or fashion: in particular, Debbie Lynne Costello, Loree Huebner, Kathleen Maher, Roland Mann, Tina Pinson, Patrick G. Whalen, Rachel Wilder. Special thanks to Debbie Lynne Costello and Kathleen Maher for being my beta-readers!

My friends Star Henderson and Kristy Brown, for volunteering as impromptu research assistants when I needed it most.

All my reader friends, who have given me so much encouragement after my debut novel,
Wedded to War
, was released.

Keurig and the makers of K-cups for energizing my inspiration at the touch of a button.

Above all, I thank Jesus, for His use of parables to teach us profound truths, for His presence in my life, and for His presence, I hope, between the pages of my books.

J
ocelyn Green is an award-winning author of multiple books, including
Faith Deployed: Daily Encouragement for Military Wives, and Stories of Faith and Courage from the Home Front.
She is an active member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Military Writers Society of America, Christian Authors Network, and the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She lives in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with her incredibly supportive husband and two adorable children. The books in the Heroines Behind the Lines series are her first novels. Visit her at
www.jocelyngreen.com
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MORE TO COME IN THE HEROINES BEHIND THE LINES SERIES

YANKEE OF ATLANTA
RELEASE DATE JUNE 2014

SPY OF RICHMOND
RELEASE DATE FEBRUARY 2015

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