Kat Michels
Wife, mother, spy. Anna is hiding a dangerous secret. A secret her Confederate General husband and his colleagues would kill to find out. Even so, it is not Anna’s covert work for the Union that she finds the most daunting. It is keeping Kady, her selfish Southern belle daughter, quiet after she finds out Anna’s secret.With all her suitors away fighting, Kady proclaims that spying sounds like an excellent war time diversion. Horrified that the involvement of her manipulative daughter will lead to the downfall of her entire spy network Anna blackmails Kady into silence.It is only when a life hangs in the balance that Anna relents, ushering her daughter into the duplicitous dance of espionage. But now that her path has been irrevocably chosen, Kady is forced to reconcile her childish perceptions with the realities of a dangerous world.Through rich historical detail and unforgettable characters, In a Time Never Known casts Anna and Kady into the bloody fray of one of the deadliest wars in our history. They must defy the expectations of their era and reinvent what it means to be a woman. But first, Anna and Kady must learn to work together, to save not only their country, but their very lives.*Inspired by Elizabeth Van Lew, and the countless other female spies of the Civil War.
