Life Amidst Ruin

In the second installment of the Rockford Life Trilogy, Dan and Lorena Rockford have built a successful ranch in Oregon and aside from the death of their youngest son, have a happy family. When war breaks out in the East, it seems far away but will affect them more than they can possibly imagine.

Dan’s brother, Jake, returns to Virginia so his children can meet their mother’s family only to be greeted by the War Between the States. Jake and the Hardways brace for the hard realities of war, knowing that they could lose their homes, their sons, and their lives. Yet even in this grim setting, they find reasons to keep living.