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    The Colonel’s Contraband
    The Colonel’s Contraband
    The Colonel’s Contraband
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    The Colonel’s Contraband

    By Adrianne Summer

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    ER nurse and herbalist Seraphina Laurent descends from a line of women abandoned by their men and doomed to loneliness and longing. While assisting at the Weld House Museum, she is captivated by a portrait of the handsome Colonel Dr. Aaron Weld before she suddenly collapses. Seraphina wakes in 1862 Virginia during the Civil War, contraband of the Union Army. But when Weld appears and notices her rare beauty and healing skills, he’s determined to elicit her help and to make her his. However, Seraphina isn’t ready to become the loved and left, a certainty unless they can bridge time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateSep 27, 2022
    ISBN9781669847397
    The Colonel’s Contraband
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    Adrianne Summer

    Adrianne Summer is a writer and author of the new novel The Colonel’s Contraband. A graduate of the University of California Davis, Adrianne’s background in Sociology gives her a unique perspective on the human condition that allows her to create authentic and unexpected characters you will love to watch fall in love. When not pages deep in books on writing or researching her next novel, Adrianne can be found outside in her patio garden, enjoying her succulents and roses, never far from a cup of tea. She lives in California. Her debut novel The Ronin Affair is available now.

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