A Life by Faith

Gripping and emotional historical fiction inspired by true events

Perfect for readers who love a woman ahead of her time, enemies-to-lovers, marriage-of-convenience, and faith-filled Historical Fiction set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War by USA Today Bestselling Author Lyn Cote.

In a nation torn apart by war, Faith Cathwell is determined to do more than wait and worry. When her best friend—a beautiful free black woman—who'd been kidnapped by unscrupulous slave catchers, Faith volunteers as a Union nurse, driven by compassion and her secret quest to find and free her friend.

Colonel Devlin Knight has seen enough loss for two lifetimes. Bound by duty and convinced he will not survive another war, he has no patience for idealistic women—or for Faith’s impossible mission. Yet her courage, conviction, and unshakable faith awaken something in him long buried.

Thrown together by danger, their fragile alliance ignites into an unexpected attraction. When a life-and-death decision forces their hands, a marriage of convenience may become their only chance for survival.

But as Faith’s search draws her deeper into peril and Dev’s fate hangs in the balance, can love truly endure in a world torn apart by hatred and war?