The Bregdan Chronicles

The sweeping historical saga that follows American history from 1860 thru ???

Storm Clouds Rolling In

Vol. 1

1860 - 1861

500 pages

Carrie Cromwell comes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country.  Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered.

The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices.  But when her decisions put her at odds with her heritage and challenge her dreams, will she be able to give up all that is precious to her?

500 pages

On To Richmond

Vol. 2

1861 - 1862

510 pages

Burdened with the responsibility of running an entire plantation, Carrie Cromwell fights to understand the forces tearing her beloved country apart.  As battles rage around her, she watches her life as her life slowly unravels and she discovers truths she would never have imagined. 

Will her actions and decisions push her even farther from those she loves?  When the danger she dreads becomes reality, will she find the courage and strength to escape?

510 pages

Spring Will Come

Vol. 3

1862 - 1863

502 pages

As her beloved city of Richmond is transformed into a deadly Civil War battlefield, spirited Carrie Cromwell puts her medical skills to work in a Confederate hospital.  While she fights to save unknown soldiers, the one she cares about the most is lost to her. 

Meanwhile in the North, Carrie's dear friends, former slaves Rose and Moses have found freedom at last - only to be separated by war.  Can Moses, now a Union spy, elude those who are searching for him as a runaway slave?  Rose decides to join Moses in the North's fight.  Inspired by a revolutionary young speaker, she becomes a teacher in the Contraband Camps.

502 pages

Dark Chaos

Vol. 4

1863 - 1864

502 pages

Dark clouds and chaos descend lower upon America as the war rages around them - threatening all they hold dear. 

Carrie & Robert are once more pulled apart, and Carrie finds herself the target of a hostile group of men determined to stop her from providing medical care to black residents of Richmond.  How long can she continue to save other people's lives at the risk of her own?

Riots erupt in the North, threatening those she loves, and she is pulled in to assist in a Richmond Prison escape. 

The ultimate test comes as the people of a once-promising nation must hold on to their faith and dreams as everything around them crumbles. 

502 pages

Ginny Dye