BLUE ASYLUM by Kathy Hepinstall. 

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In the midst of the American Civil War, a southern plantation owner’s wife is arrested by her husband and declared insane for interfering with his slaves. She is sent to an island mental asylum to come to terms with her wrongdoing, but instead finds love and escape with a war-haunted Confederate soldier. 

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Available today, BLUE ASYLUM by Kathy Hepinstall, the rich, absorbing story of a spirited woman, a wounded soldier, their impossible love, and the call of freedom.

In the midst of the American Civil War, Iris Dunleavy, a southern plantation owner’s wife, is arrested by her husband and declared insane for seeking justice for his slaves. She is sent to an island mental asylum to come to terms with her wrongdoing. In this isolated place, she finds love with Ambrose Weller, a war-haunted Confederate soldier. But can she take him with her if she escapes? Will there be anything for them to make a life from back home? Vibrant and beautifully imagined, BLUE ASYLUM is a gripping and passionate story of the lines we all cross between sanity and madness.

Kathy Hepinstall is the author of the best-selling novels The House of Gentle Men and The Absence of Nectar, as well as The Prince of Lost Places. She is an award-winning creative director and advertising writer. Visit her HILARIOUS blog here. 
Visit the book’s website, and read letters from your favorite characters here. 
And, in keeping with the theme of madness, find out “Who’s Crazier?”

Available today, BLUE ASYLUM by Kathy Hepinstall, the rich, absorbing story of a spirited woman, a wounded soldier, their impossible love, and the call of freedom.

In the midst of the American Civil War, Iris Dunleavy, a southern plantation owner’s wife, is arrested by her husband and declared insane for seeking justice for his slaves. She is sent to an island mental asylum to come to terms with her wrongdoing. In this isolated place, she finds love with Ambrose Weller, a war-haunted Confederate soldier. But can she take him with her if she escapes? Will there be anything for them to make a life from back home? Vibrant and beautifully imagined, BLUE ASYLUM is a gripping and passionate story of the lines we all cross between sanity and madness.

Kathy Hepinstall is the author of the best-selling novels The House of Gentle Men and The Absence of Nectar, as well as The Prince of Lost Places. She is an award-winning creative director and advertising writer. Visit her HILARIOUS blog here

Visit the book’s website, and read letters from your favorite characters here

And, in keeping with the theme of madness, find out “Who’s Crazier?”