Determined to learn 'the gift' that Belle Meade's head horse trainer, Bob Green, possesses, Ridley is a man desperate to end the war still raging inside him while harboring secrets that threaten his life.

Caring for an ill Aunt Elizabeth, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a southern-born son who -unbeknownst to her and everyone else -fought for the Union. Expecting to be the Harding's housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned once again when she learns the real reason why Elizabeth's husband, Confederate General William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. Join bestselling author Tamera Alexander as she welcomes readers to Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, TN. Visit Tamera's Author Central page (by clicking the author name below the title at the top of this page) to view videos filmed on location at Belle Meade Plantation.Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a murdered carpetbagger, gratefully accepts an invitation from 'Aunt' Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation and the dearest friend of Olivia's late mother. Set at Nashville's historic Belle Meade Plantation, the most influential thoroughbred stud farm in America's history, To Whisper Her Name weaves the struggles of real people of the post-war South with the journeys of a man and a woman scarred by betrayal. As Ridley seeks to make peace within himself for 'betraying' the South he loved, Olivia is determined to never be betrayed again. Determined to learn 'the gift' that Belle Meade's head horse trainer and former slave, Bob Green, possesses, Ridley harbors secrets that threaten both their lives. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a Southern man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman. Branded a traitor by some, Ridley Cooper, a Southern son who chose to fight for the Union, is a man desperate to end the war still raging inside him. Expecting to be the Harding's head housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned when she learns the real reason Elizabeth's husband, Confederate General William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. Just off to the side would suffice.' Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South, is shunned by proper society and gratefully accepts an invitation from 'Aunt' Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Not on the grave of her recently deceased husband, of course-that would be considered rude. But God help her, that's precisely what she wanted to do. Because a widow of only a week shouldn't wish to dance a jig. She knew it was wrong, what she was feeling. USA Today Bestseller '.Settled on the carriage seat, Olivia drew in a deep breath, the first in what felt like five years.

To whisper her name by tamera alexander