Historic Fiction

Mary K. Tilghman's books Divided Loyalties, Love Letters & Gingerbread

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Divided Loyalties, a Civil War story—now in its second edition

“Brilliantly captures a young woman’s resilience
during a time when our nation was at the breaking point.”

—Alexa Jacobs, author

Witnessing the arrival of Confederates to her small town of Sharpsburg, Irish immigrant Maureen longs to defend her new country. Her brother has already enlisted but her father refuses to hear her pleas. Still, she sets out, defying her father, finding allies, and facing danger.
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Or support your local bookstore! My books are on the shelves of Nora Roberts’ Turn the Page Bookstore, in Boonsboro, Md., (close to the Antietam Battlefield), The Greyhound in Berlin, Md. (near Ocean City), or online to buy a copy. Here’s a trailer about the book.

Love Letters & Gingerbread, a Jane Austen-inspired Christmas novella set in Annapolis

“A delightful romance! Tilghman skillfully captures the essence of young love and warm Christmas traditions in this holiday novella.” 

—E. Elizabeth Watson, author

LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, a novella set in 1831 Annapolis, relates the Jane Austen-inspired stories of Angela and Patricia, as the sisters ponder the question: What is love?

Patsy pines for faithless Vincent while her new neighbor William showers her with kindnesses as he falls in love with her. Her sister Angela, the family’s caretaker since their father’s sudden death, discovers unexpected emotion rising in her heart upon meeting Gordon.

Paperback available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

For e-book go to Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Or support your local bookstore! My books are on the shelves of The Greyhound in Berlin, Md., or online to buy a copy.