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Vagabond Wind (Bold Women of the 19th Century Series Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Amanda Hughes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 2 of 3: Bold Women of the 19th Century Series

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For readers who like historical fiction with a bit of a love story.

Wild and hard-hearted, Zya Lazar is reckless with her life. Raised by the Romani, she rides with gypsy marauders terrorizing settlers across Virginia. Relishing the violence, the young woman seems hell-bent on destruction until a series of events opens her eyes. Retreating to the mountains, Zya finds a more peaceful existence, but it does not last. Another vortex of violence is brewing, and it is the American Civil War. Joining a group of Confederate partisans on the fringe of the fight, Zya and eight men wage their own kind of war in the mountains of Virginia. Captain Davis Wyndham has a dangerous plan, and Zya finds herself putting not only her life but her heart on the line for the enigmatic commander.
Once again Amanda Hughes splashes the pages with gritty adventure and love stories about audacious women in the past. Her page-turning tales will keep you on the edge of your seat as you take wild rides through dramatic and dazzling periods of history.

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"A whirlwind of emotions and adventure with a great love story to boot!"--Sweet and Sassy Book Nerds.

"Take a rarely used theater of the American Civil War, mix in a colorful group of characters and then let Ms. Hughes take you on an adventure with romance and a chance to step into another time and place."--Metropolitan Bookworms

"You experience the Civil War from a totally different perspective. Storytelling at its finest."--St. Paul Bibliophiles

About the Author

Best-selling and award-winning author, Amanda Hughes is a "Walter Mitty", spending more time in heroic daydreams than the real world. At last, she found an outlet writing adventures about bold women in the 18th and 19th Century. Winner of the Gems National Award for Writing, and shortlisted for numerous book awards, Amanda is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and when she isn't off tilting windmills, she lives and writes in Minnesota.
Don't miss her page-turning novels for readers who like historical fiction with a hint of romance. All of her books are stand-alone and can be read in any order.
The Bold Women Series of the 18th Century:
Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry Book 1
The Pride of the King Book 2
The Sword of the Banshee Book 3
The Bold Women Series of the 19th Century:
The Grand Masquerade Book 1
Vagabond Wind Book 2The House of Five Fortunes Book 3The Bold Women of the 20th Century:The Looking Glass GoddessInterested in her new books or deals? Go to Amanda's website amandahughesauthor.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015NGF8E8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (September 19, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 19, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4429 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 345 pages

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- #5,290 in Military Romance (Kindle Store)
- #5,909 in Military Romance (Books)
- #9,757 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Bestselling and award-winning author, Amanda Hughes is a "Walter Mitty", spending more time in heroic daydreams than the real world. At last, she found an outlet writing adventures about bold women through the centuries. Well known for her genre-busting books, she is the winner of the Gems National Medal for Writing, featured in USA Today and is nominated for the 2017 Minnesota Book Award. Amanda is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, and when she isn't off tilting windmills, she lives and writes in Minnesota. Don't miss these page-turning novels for readers who like historical fiction with a just bit of a love story. All of her books are stand-alone and can be read in any order.

The Bold Women of the 17th Century: The Firefly Witch Book 1, The Sea Bandits Book 2, Painting with Fire Book 3

The Bold Women Series of the 18th Century: Beyond the Cliffs of Kerry Book 1, The Pride of the King Book 2, The Sword of the Banshee Book 3

The Bold Women Series of the 19th Century: The Grand Masquerade Book 1, Vagabond Wind Book 2, The House of Five Fortunes Book 3

The Bold Women Series of the 20th Century: Beneath a Blazing Sky Book 1, The Looking Glass Goddess Book 2, The Image Seeker Book 3

Interested in her new books or a free novelette? Go to www.amandahughesauthor.com

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donald montano

A DIFFICULT STORY TO TELL, BUT AMANDA HUGHES DOES IT SO WELL1

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2015

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I have just finished reading The Vagabond Wind, the latest novel in The Bold Women series. Again, I must tell you, I love bold women. And no one builds their character better than Ms Hughes.
Young Zya rides with a band of gypsies, criss-crossing Tennessee and Virginia in the years leading up to the Civil War, robbing and killing whenever an opportunity presented itself. When one of the clan recounts that the little girl the band adopted so many years ago was actually taken in a similar raid and her family was killed to keep the secret, Zya decides it is time to leave and go her own way.
From here the story only gets better as Zya grows into a mature, young woman. The hardships were many and Ms Hughes paints a vivid picture of what it was like to survive in the back woods country of the time.
Enter Captain Davis Wyndham of the newly formed Wyndham's Rangers in the civil war beginning to divide the loyalties of the southern states. He saves Zya from prison by taking her on as a scout, and now the reader is pulled along through mountains and across valleys, hiding out in remote cabins and venturing into towns dressed as Federal troops. Against this backdrop, strong feelings grow between the two so well written, it is as if the reader is present. All this action is balanced perfectly as the war draws to its conclusion.
Only after a climactic battle, can they pick up the pieces of their own lives, leaving the reader thinking of this intriguing story long after he has put it down.

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Katie K.

A VERY good read

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2016

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Well-written novel with believable characters. NOT just your average romantic novel. Rather it takes the reader back to elements of the Civil War which most people have never dreamed of. I loved learning about the lives of Gypsies, both scoundrels and humble ones. The story line is interesting, mostly unpredictable. I would read this one again.

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Vagabond Wind (Bold Women of 19th Century Series Book 2)

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2022

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The love story of Zya and Davis. Zya is a gypsy and she was a raider. When she left her tribe, she live a lonely life as trapper then two men attack her and she was sentence to help the Confederate army. Civil war is at its high and Zya and Davis are trying not to fall in love. Can they live though this war? Great story.

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Regan

Great Civil War Adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2015

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The story begins in 1853 in West Virginia as we meet Zya Lazar, a woman of Cherokee, Portuguese and African blood (a “Melungeon”—a person of tri-racial heritage) who was orphaned as a young child and raised by Romani gypsies. Her gypsy father is a kind man but her gypsy uncle is ruthless, cruel and uses her as well as his own sons for his raids that bring terror to the countryside.

Zya, trained up to be a part of the raids, marries one of her uncle’s sons when she is 14 and becomes “bait” to lure the unsuspecting settlers to the gypsies’ trap. Only later does Zya discover that her gypsy uncle murdered her father who was a free black and her family. When she learns this, she leaves to live in the wild for years.

When War Between the States breaks out, Capt. Davis Wyndham comes to Western Virginia where Zya is living in the woods and in trouble with the law (through no fault of her own). Davis gets the charges dropped on the condition she becomes his guide as he travels about the countryside raising a brigade of Confederates to harass the enemy. She agrees and becomes a part of his most unusual band of raiders.

Some wonderful characters will hold you captive as you are plunged into the Civil War and Davis sets his band to interfering with the B&O Railroad. Zya and Davis soon find they are attracted to each other and love takes its course. But there are many obstacles and much they must overcome to be together.

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JLS

3 stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018

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Was a bit difficult to get into this book. I pushed through to find it was worth the read in the end.

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Erika

Very interesting story

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2023

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I haven't read much about the groups that very likely bedeviled the union army during the civil war. This is a very appealing version of the Confederate side of things. I very much like Zya and Davis.

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2021

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I love d this book but after the other 4 of her books I have read, I kind of had an idea of how it would end up. She is a wonderful writer. It was exciting

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Janice

Astounding Historical Civil War Romance!

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2016

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Zya, an exotic woman of unknown origins and part of a gypsy caravan, and Davis, a Confederate soldier tasked with heading up a brigade of “hit and run” tactical soldiers against the B&O Federal railroad, meet under conditions of war and Zya decides to join Davis’s brigade as a scout who knows the area well and who wants to escape the leader of the gypsy caravan. Ms. Hughes’ knowledge of the Civil War and the type of war waged by the Confederacy against the Federals’ greater odds is astounding and her no-nonsense style of narration kept my eyes glued to the pages until I finished the full-length book in two days. This is Book 2 in Ms. Hughes’ series called Bold Women of the 19th Century. I like her writing so much that I’m going to read the rest of her backlist. I highly recommend her writing!

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Marina Bernard

Such as interesting read

Reviewed in Australia on June 4, 2017

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Thoroughly enjoyed this historical novel. Loved following Zya's life and the different chapters of her life were all so interesting, as were the characters that were developed around her.

I'd read civil war novels before but liked seeing from this different aspect.

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me

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2016

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Loved it