Ivory Irons is young, wealthy, and utterly gorgeous. As the only child of one of the richest men in the country, firearm mogul and manufacturer Henry Irons, she has every advantage as well as every male eye that comes her way.

Joshua Barker has never enjoyed coming to town, but must do so regularly to engage in whatever work he can find.

The two are brought together cruelly one night as Joshua halts a vicious attack which pits Ivory as the victim, and despite his best efforts, Ms. Irons proclaims to be in his debt.

What starts out as basic assistance and harmless company turns into a deep, personal, and lustful connection which neither Irons nor Barker knew they could feel.

It isn't long before her father learns of the relationship and demands she cut ties immediately, but her heart does not allow it and the two are cloaked in shame and exile and forced to risk all they know for the love they share…

To Love and War is created by G.M. Enright, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

To Love and War

        Joseph’s heart threatened to leap from his chest at any moment, the beats so rapid and fierce he could feel the pulsing in his fingertips.  With each breath his chest ached and begged him to stop, blind spots developing within his eyes.  The flame grew brighter in his dulled vision, the smoke sat darker on the horizon.  It felt so long ago that he and Ivory marched those same steps through the winter only two months prior.  


        The bodies on the Irons’ estate were still warm as Joshua and Ivory cut each other’s hair at Joshua’s barn, crudely with dull blades which left both of their scalps red and raw.  Ivory was crying and Joshua wanted to join her after watching the tears stream from her eyes for so long.  The sun had just begun to set when Joshua finished digging a pit behind the barn, one he put Ivory’s clothes into and set ablaze, leaving her to adorn something a bit more…unflattering. 


Chapter 50