Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Loyal Heart | 2016 | Shelley Shepard Gray | Buy |
| 2 | An Uncommon Protector | 2017 | Shelley Shepard Gray | Buy |
| 3 | Love Held Captive | 2017 | Shelley Shepard Gray | Buy |
The Lone Star Hero series, published in 2016 and 2017, takes place during and after the Civil War. Starting with The Loyal Heart, the trilogy follows characters whose lives have been shaped by the conflict, from soldiers returning home to women who kept communities together in their absence.
Gray writes about the costs of war with sensitivity, focusing on the personal rather than the political. Her characters carry scars, both visible and hidden, and the romances grow out of shared understanding and hard-won trust.