Struggling with the strict rules of her mid-19th-century Shaker village, Jessamine dreams of the outside world and is tempted by the seductive Tristan to explore forbidden aspects of life, a situation
Struggling with limited options and homelessness when the deaths of her parents render her a guardian of her younger siblings, Elizabeth Duncan goes to work and live in a Shaker orphanage and finds he
Losing her home after her soldier husband is reported missing in action during the Civil War, Carlyn Kearny seeks refuge in a Shaker community and bonds with a sheriff who adopts her dog and investiga
Orphaned in the cholera epidemic of early 19th-century Kentucky and raised by a courageous slave who stayed behind to tend the sick rather than escape, Adria fights for her guardian's freedom when his
Orphaned in the cholera epidemic in Kentucky's early nineteenth century, Adria Starr was raised by a slave. Now at nineteen, she must stand up for his freedom--and in the process, find her own.
When a young woman's plans for her future fall apart at the close of World War II, she discovers new purpose as a midwife in the hills of Kentucky--and a possible chance at new love.
Inconsolable when the man she has loved for years marries her sister, Kate immerses herself in her community's war effort after the attacks on Pearl Harbor and considers her growing feelings for hands
During a period of political unrest in 1855 Louisville, Adriane Darcy stands ready to do everything she must to keep her father's newspaper on top, even if it means going toe-to-toe with Blake Garrett
It is 1844 and Lacey Bishop's life is a tangled mess. Estranged from her own family, at age 16 she went to work for a preacher and his wife. When his wife died, the preacher convinced Lacey that the o
It is 1936 and Kate Merritt, the middle child of Victor and Nadine, works hard to keep her family together. Her father slowly slips into alcoholism and his business suffers during the Great Depressio
When one of Gabrielle's visions comes to pass and a doctor is brought in to save the life of a young man, a chain of events that challenge Gabrielle's loyalty to the Shakers is set into motion.
Combining unforgettable characters, true-to-life struggles, and the perfect dose of humor and nostalgia, this riveting story takes readers through the universal experiences of true love, new life, and
Darcie and Walter Goodwin join a Shaker village to escape a cholera epidemic, but when Walter dies, Darcie is left alone--and lonely. Can love live again for this widow in a community that doesn't bel
Dumbfounded when the man she planned to marry joins the Shakers, Kentucky gentlewoman Charlotte Vance aims to win back her man by also joining the Shaker community, but instead finds another unexpecte
In the quiet community of Hollyhill in the mid-Sixties, whispers of mistakes from the past threaten to destroy relationships that everyone thought were strong.
It is 1964, and 14-year-old Jocie Brooke is about to have an unforgettable summer. Her father has found a new love, her hippie sister is about to have a baby, and her aunt is finally pleasureable to l
