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    The Night Before Christmas: A Southern Belle Civil War Short Story
    The Night Before Christmas: A Southern Belle Civil War Short Story
    The Night Before Christmas: A Southern Belle Civil War Short Story
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    The Night Before Christmas: A Southern Belle Civil War Short Story

    By Kathryn Kaleigh

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKST Publishing
    Release dateApr 29, 2020
    ISBN9781647912611
    The Night Before Christmas: A Southern Belle Civil War Short Story
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    Kathryn Kaleigh

    Kathryn Kaleigh is a bestselling romance novel and short story writer. Her writing spans from the past to the present from historical time travel fantasy novels to sweet contemporary romances. From her imaginative meet-cutes to her happily-ever-afters, her writing keeps readers coming back for more.

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      The Night Before Christmas - Kathryn Kaleigh

      The Night Before Christmas

      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.

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      The Night Before Christmas

      Southern Belle Civil War Short Story

      Kathryn Kaleigh

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

      Copyright © 2020 Kathryn Kaleigh.

      Written by Kathryn Kaleigh.

      Published by KST Publishing, 2020

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

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      Chapter 1

      December 24, 1864

      Their boots crunched on the frosted ground as they wove their way through the oak trees with branches mostly

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