02482cam a2200421 i 4500 509384692 TxAuBib 20170307120000.0 ||||||s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781496707444 1496707443 TxAuBib rda Cole, Alyssa. An extraordinary union / Alyssa Cole. New York, NY : Kensington Books, [2017] 258 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Loyal League ; ; 1 As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past ... Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in Massachusetts, she returns to the indignity of slavery in the South--to spy for the Union Army. Malcolm McCall is a detective for Pinkerton's Secret Service. Subterfuge is his calling, but he's facing his deadliest mission yet--risking his life to infiltrate a Rebel enclave in Virginia. Two undercover agents who share a common cause--and an undeniable attraction--Malcolm and Elle join forces when they discover a plot that could turn the tide of the war in the Confederacy's favor. Caught in a tightening web of wartime intrigue, and fighting a fiery and forbidden love, Malcolm and Elle must make their boldest move to preserve the Union at any cost--even if it means losing each other ... 20170307. FICTION / Historical. FICTION / Romance / Multicultural & Interracial. FICTION / African American / Historical. African American women Fiction. Women spies Fiction. Secret service Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Interracial friendship Fiction. Photographic memory Fiction. Spy fiction. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Participation, Female Fiction. Romance fiction. Historical ficiton. Loyal League ; ; 1. TXDCK