Forbidden Plantation Passions Ebook, Parts 1, 2, and 3
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Savannah turns to William and looks at him touching his face slowly to make sure it is him. When she realizes he is not a dreams she holds him close and passionately kisses him. As they break from the kiss Savannah says Oh my, what about Lucy and John and the head soldier and your father? William chuckles and says slow down love I shall fill you in. Lucy and John are down stairs he has decided to stay here with us and live with his love Lucy. Lucy is happy with this and just knowing you are ok makes her even happier. My father has returned to the war promising to return here after it has ended. He also gives us his blessings.
The head soldier buried his General and his boy. He has joined with my father. My father has promised to take the head soldier home to his family safe. So now that we are caught up, come here William pulls Savannah close to him and kisses her passionately once again. This time when they break from the kiss William says I have something I must say to you. Savannah nods her head and listens. Savannah, I had promised you that everything would be ok and that I would be ok. I had promised you that when this was all over I would marry you and we would live the rest of lives together here on the plantation.
Do you remember these promises? Savannah softly says Yes I do remember each of those promises. William says good, I have kept each promise except the last two. Savannah, I feel in love with you the first time I seen you. Everyday I lay here getting better my mind could not think of anything else but you. The first night of passion we shared will be burned into my heart and soul for eternity. I sit here with you now asking you to honor me in being my wife. Will you marry me Savannah?
Savannah sits with tears in her eyes all choked up finally says loudly YES! YES! I will marry you William. Savannah pushes William down onto the pillow behind his head and kisses him with great force. The she lets go of his lips and says now this is a dream I can live with forever. They kiss passionately and begin to make love. Downstairs Lucy and john are holding each other as they watch the sun setting over the plantation. John whispers to Lucy, the plantation has never look so beautiful as it does now. Lucy smiles and say I agree love it never has.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Charlene Burke is a 38 year old mother at home in South Carolina with an 20 year old son of whom she is very proud. She is also a woman of many talents. For years she was an online volunteer psychic worker and one of three founders who built a successful 30 website psychic network giving away free divination readings. In 2004 she took over the top management position, reorganizing and running the entire organization at its largest point. After 2005, Charlene trained in Reikki healing and worked in other volunteer management positions for Internet groups and organizations. Charlene wrote her first novel, Forbidden Plantation Passions, during that time.
The History Behind the Story
Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman did indeed conquer and burn the port of Savannah, Georgia on December 21, 1864. It was his last raid after burning Atlanta during the infamous “March to the Sea” where Sherman burned every Confederate home, building and field behind him in an act of total war, intending to cripple the enemy from within. This viciousness destroyed the economy of the south for one hundred fifty years afterward.
In our novel, William’s identity as the son of the famous General Sherman is fiction. In reality, however, there was a William Sherman Jr., son of General Sherman, who died of a fever when he was nine years old on March 9, 1864, very shortly before his father’s conquer and burn campaign. William Jr. was his father’s favorite child, his oldest child and his only son. The little boy in turn idolized his father. He often played soldier and would certainly have followed his father into the military if he had lived. His death was a mental blow to his father, plunging him into severe grief. There is speculation amoung historians that the loss may have embittered General Sherman, enabling him to turn southern women and children out of their homes and then burn the house to the ground in the middle of winter, without a qualm.