Readers will enjoy learning about fifteen-year-old Lydia Aber, who, in 1861, disguises herself as a boy to save her reckless younger brother from the Confederate army. Her quest for family becomes a crucible of survival, forcing her to navigate bloody battlefields, forbidden love with a doomed soldier, and the grim reality of a Union prison camp, forging a woman of unbreakable will from the ashes of a nation at war. Her dedication to preserving the memory of the soldiers who died results in her haunting presence.

Sandra K-Horn is an author known for both fiction and nonfiction works. She has written novels such as Downward Spiral and The Springridge Incident, as well as a nonfiction book titled Undercover: Becoming Street Smart in Central Ohio. She has received an Honorable Mention from the Eric Hoffer Award (2008), was featured in the Ohioana Library Festival (2021), and appeared on Amazon's Bestseller list for True Crime Biographies (2024). She will be the featured author in the show "Ekphrasis" at the Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center in the Fall of 2027.She has a Substack account, publishing under the name "Oh Hello There! by Sandra KHorn," and an Instagram account under the handle @sandrakhornauthor. You can also reach her at her website, sandrakhorn.net.