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Beloved Enemy: Battle of First Bull Run (Battles of Destiny #3) Paperback – June 1, 2006

by Al Lacy (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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Jenny's allegiance lay with the Confederate Army. But her heart belonged to the enemy. Faithful to her family and the land of her birth, young Jenny Jordan covers for her father's Confederate spy missions. But as she grows closer to handsome Union soldier Buck Brownell. Jenny finds herself torn between devotion to the South and her feelings for the man she is forbidden to love. Overwhelmed by pressure to assist the South, Jenny agrees to carry critical information over enemy lines. But when she is caught in Buck Brownell's territory, will he follow orders to execute the beautiful spy or find a way to save his Beloved Enemy?
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Al Lacy has written more than ninety novels, including the Angel of Mercy, Battles of Destiny, and Journeys of the Stranger series. He and his wife, JoAnna Lacy, are coauthors of the Mail Order Bride, Hannah of Fort Bridger, and Shadow of Liberty series. The Lacys make their home in the Colorado Rockies.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Crown Publishing Group (June 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1590529030
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1590529034
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.91 x 8.25 inches
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Al Lacy has written more than ninety novels, including the Angel of Mercy, Battles of Destiny, and Journeys of the Stranger series. He and his wife, JoAnna Lacy, are coauthors of the Mail Order Bride, Hannah of Fort Bridger, and Shadow of Liberty series. The Lacys make their home in the Colorado Rockies.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Sweet Love Story
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2012
Beloved Enemy by Al Lacy is book one in his Battles of Destiny series. This beautiful and captivating story felt like I was reading poetry rather than a story about the beginning of the Civil War. My head usually starts spinning after reading the long list of generals, colonels, and other important officers in each of the battles, but that didn't happen this time. Instead, I was transported to that time and while seeing the outbreak of the Civil War and the major battle at Bull Run my attention was focused on the central characters of Jenny Jordan and Buck Brownell. I watched memorized as the various events of the coming war brought these two people together who likely would not have met under normal circumstances. Then as I continued to see their story unfold, I was amazed to see a sweet and touching romance grow between them.

Since most if not all romances in stories don't survive without being touched by pain and conflict, my heart became wrenched at the next part of their story. Jenny Jordan was pushed by her father into a Confederate spy ring right underneath the noses of President Lincoln and his government. Jenny's part in the spying was out of loyalty to her birth state of Virginia and to her Southern family heritage. She was torn by her love for Buck, a Union soldier, and her admiration of President Lincoln and all that he was trying to accomplish. It was her father and their Southern heritage that began keeping her and Buck from making any plans of marriage.

If that wasn't enough and when her heart could take the deceit no longer, she was captured for being a spy while on her way to deliver a message to General Stonewall Jackson of an impending battle from the North. Since the penalty for spies at war time is death by firing squad 24 hours after being captured, she was sure she and Buck had to future without a true miracle from God.

For the end of this story you need to read the book yourself, but let me just say that you will NOT be disappointed or even bored by this story. Your curiosity will propel you all the way to the end in no time. You will actually be disappointed that the story has come to its conclusion long before boredom will ever set it.

While I don't normally read Historical or Romance stories, I truly have to say that I enjoyed every minute of this book and am quite eager to read more books in this series. This story will have you on the edge of your seat asking and anticipating what comes next. All the while you are seeing history in a brand new light. If only we learned history in light of the lives of the people who lived back then. I think that it would become much more memorable to us. After all, the human story is one that we can relate to and enjoy hearing about.

I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. Even if you aren't a History or Romance buff, you will find something in this book that will touch your heart and leave you wanting more. The gentle manner in which this story is told will put a desire in your heart to go back to that time and live a lifetime there. It was a chivalrous, innocent, and truly American time that we can all appreciate.
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anastaciaknits
2.0 out of 5 stars poor historical fiction
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2012
I received a copy of this book through the Blogging for Books program, & it was unfortunately a disappointment from beginning to end.

I love historical fiction, though I mainly read European historical fiction. But I also like reading Civil War historical fiction, so I was eager to pick up this book. When I received it in the mail, I was disappointed to realize it was actually 3rd in a series, & I hate HATE picking up a book or a movie or heck, even a TV show, in the middle of the series. That being said, I agreed to review the book & so I began to read it. And was almost immediately turned off. The female characters in the book, from page one, are written so unrealistically, that I just could not get into the novel at all. The author's constant use of terms that are very 20th century instead of 19th century, bothered me to the point where I looked them up to see if I was wrong about their use (I wasn't wrong).

What was good about the book? It's very well written. I like the fact that Lacy chose to write a very clean book, no sex or swearing or even violence. The plot was interesting, as far as it went. I think this book would be great reading for a teen who wants to read about the Civil War.

Unfortunately, the things Lacy chose to ignore in his books made some scenes completely unrealistic. He could have written about the violence seen in war without spelling anything out, but to basically ignore it in a Civil War book is just unbelievable.
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ToriPeterson
3.0 out of 5 stars Well researched with a touch of romance...
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2012
As you know I love reading historical romance novels. Such is the reason that this novel drew me in.

::A bit about the novel::
One of the main characters, Jenny Jordan, takes a job with the federal government, and at the same time covers for her father's Confederate spy missions. Her father warns her never to get involved with a soldier, and that's just what happens. Jenny's father accepts a job offered by Abraham Lincoln, but is not honest in his motives. He feigns loyalty to the North while in reality his loyalties lay with the South. Jenny meets Union soldier Buck Brownell in her line of career and her life is forever transformed by love at first sight. Jenny's loyalties are with her father and her land, but she can't help but carry a forbidden love for Buck despite her father's warnings. Buck equally reciprocates the love feelings between the two and desperately wants Jenny to be his.
Determined to keep her forbidden love and still hold loyalty with her father in some way Jenny tries to please both parties. She agrees to help her father carry a message, but gets caught by Union soldiers over enemy lines. Buck has orders to execute her, but tries to find a way to save his true love.

::My Thoughts::
It took me awhile to get swept up into the story. This is part 3 in Battles of Destiny series, so maybe it was because I didn't read the first 2. I felt that it dragged on a little longer than necessary. This novel has a good mix of battle and romance, but I think it could have shown a bit more detail to some of the characters. Still for a novel centered on the Civil War it was a good read. It isn't one of my favorite novels, but if you are curious you should definitely give it a read.
I really enjoyed Jenny's character and understood her dilemma as far as trying to please her father while trying to please herself and Buck. The endings for all characters were mixed, some good and some bad. I don't think I would want to change the endings though and felt that it was all as should be although some were quite surprising. I won't go into details on that so as not to spoil anything.
I have to admit I was hoping for this novel to be a little more meaty, not meaning that there should be sex scenes or anything, but I felt things could definitely be more heated between the love couple to make their love seem more realistic.
Still this is a well researched novel and despite some of the characters use of wording in conversations I didn't feel like it was set in any other time frame other than the Civil War.
I am glad I did give this book a chance though as now I won't be curious and although it isn't one of my favorites I did still enjoy it.

DISCLAIMER: I was provided this book for free through Waterbrook Multnomah publishers in exchange for my unbiased review. Opinions expressed are mine alone.
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