Covenant

In 1862, as the Civil War rages around his inherited Louisiana plantation, Seth Junior is caught between his white Southern upbringing and his love for his black slave Sandy. He also has a driving obsession to maintain order at his plantation, and he worries that the war is bringing time-honored traditions to an end. Seth's already fragile world is about to shatter.Sandy, a gift from Seth's daddy, wants to believe she is more to Seth than just his slave, but when he informs her he is marrying a woman who can provide a male heir to the plantation, she is devastated. When she attempts to escape to freedom along with several other slaves, Sandy soon learns that independence comes at a high price. As Seth commissions the help of Crazy Bill, a man with a reputation for bringing slaves back dead or alive, he faces nagging internal conflicts as he fights to perpetuate the traditional Southern plantation life that his ancestors established and bequeathed to him-all while pondering his love for Sandy.In this compelling historical romance, a controversial interracial relationship hums in the midst of a changing world as a colorful cast of characters interact in a war-torn nation.