Brave Enemies Author:Robert Morgan As the War for Independence wore on in the 1780's, the Carolina upcountry was an extremely dangerous place to be. Only sixteen years old, Josie Summers dresses herself in her murdered stepfather's clothes to disguise herself as a man and runs away from her family farm. She becomes immediately lost in the woods and thus eagerly accepts a young Me... more »thodist preacher's invitation to assist in his itenerant ministry. When "Joseph's" true identity is revealed, the very righteous Reverend John Trethman is racked with guilt at having shared his home, as an unmarried man, with a young woman. His solution is to "marry" Josie. When John is kidnapped by British soldiers and forced to minister to their wounded and bury their dead, Josie is on her own once more. Once again disguised as a man, she joins the North Carolina militia. On January 17, 1781, pregnant Josie is trapped in a battle known as Cowpens - and dispairs of ever seeing her beloved John again.« less