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Because of horrific nightmares and crushing guilt, Doctor Jensen Ackles hasn't practiced medicine since the end of the Civil War. He has only one thing left to live for--saving his sister from a life of working in a saloon.
After losing his parents and brother during the war, Jared Padalecki struggles to hold on to the family ranch. And though he never planned to marry, he's obligated to wed his widowed sister-in-law to provide her and his niece and nephew a home.
When Jensen finds himself working for Jared, he's afraid his terrible secrets will be exposed. However, Jared has his own secret....
Note: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a fairly recent term, however, PTSD has most likely been around since the origins of war. Many who fought and served during the Civil War--soldiers, doctors, and nurses--also exhibited symptoms that now define PTSD. They called the affliction "soldier's heart."