Veiled in Smoke (The Windy City Saga Book #1)

Meg and Sylvie Townsend's lives are turned upside down when a devastating fire sweeps through Chicago, destroying their family bookshop and separating them from their father, Stephen, a veteran still struggling with the trauma of his time as a POW during the Civil War.

With the help of a determined reporter, Nate Pierce, Meg must not only gather the pieces of her shattered life but also prove her father's innocence before he is committed to an insane asylum.

Will she be able to uncover the truth behind Stephen's accusation and save him from a fate worse than death? Find out in "The Flames Took So Much," a gripping historical fiction novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.