The First Lady of Tennessee

<p>In the heart of 19th-century America Eliza Allen's life is anything but her own. Born into a family bound by tradition her marriage to the ambitious and charismatic Sam Houston-Governor of Tennessee-is not one of love but of duty. Torn between her mother's aspirations for her and the growing pressure of being a political figure's wife Eliza finds herself caught in a life she never chose.</p><p></p><p>As Sam's influence spreads across the state Eliza grapples with the suffocating expectations placed on her. Her quiet world begins to shift when she meets Elmore a humble fiddler whose presence stirs something deep within her-a longing for something more. Torn between the life she is expected to lead and the life she yearns for Eliza must face the hardest choice of all: remain the dutiful wife of a legend or pursue her own happiness regardless of the consequences.</p><p></p><p><strong>The First Lady of Tennessee</strong> tells the compelling story of a woman who must reconcile duty with desire tradition with independence and love with ambition. In a world dominated by powerful men Eliza must decide whether to live in their shadows-or step into the light and carve her own path.</p><p></p><p>Will she choose the future laid out for her or the life she's always wanted but never dared to dream?</p>