During the Civil War, Charlotte Rose Frazier, a young girl from an old Virginia family, escapes with her learning disabled brother from their centuries-old Tidewater Virginia home. An elderly abolitionist invites the two children to live with her. Charlotte rebuilds her life, eventually finding love and a stable home on the New Jersey shore. The years pass happily for Charlotte and she regains ownership of her family homestead, bequeathing it and her diary to her beloved grandson, Ken Lawe. Ken takes on the unknown, relocating back to Virginia to claim the deserted family homestead. It is there that his grandmother's deepest secrets await his arrival. This sweeping epic begins after World War II and flashes back to events during the Civil War. Can an old Civil War diary change the future? About the Author: J.B. DiNizo describes herself as a Civil War buff and a devoted fan of President Abraham Lincoln. She is also fascinated with people and how they live their lives. A retired librarian, she lives on the New Jersey shore with her family and is writing her next book about the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/DiarySecrets.html