title: Saratoga Summer, 1863
author: Nelson, Dorice
description: The loss in a family lottery forces Connor O’Malley to marry lovely Sinead Brennan-Cavanaugh, by proxy, and sight unseen, in far off America. From his peaceful existence on an Irish horse farm to the turbulent madness of New York City during the Civil War Draft Riots, to the vibrant bustle of an exciting Saratoga summer, Connor wants only to return to his father and brothers, his homeland and the beloved horses he helped to raise. Sinead, a woman who promised to care for a child not her own, a woman who hates horses, woman who does not wish to be married for a second time, refuses to go back to Ireland with him and fights him every step of the way.