Elizabeth Duncan has nowhere to turn. In charge of her younger
brother and sister after their parents die, her options are
limited. When she hears that the Shaker community in the next
county takes in orphans, she presents herself and her siblings at
Harmony Hill. Despite the hard work and strange new beliefs around
her, Elizabeth is relieved to have a roof overhead and food to eat.
But when she feels a strong attachment to a handsome young Believer
named Ethan, life gets complicated. Ethan has never looked on the
opposite sex as anything but sisters, but he can't shake the new
feelings that Elizabeth has awakened in him. Will Elizabeth be
forced to leave the village to keep Ethan from stumbling? Or will
Ethan's love for her change their lives forever?
Following on the heels of the successful book The Outsider,
The Believer is Ann H. Gabhart's newest exploration of love
and devotion in this quiet Shaker community.
Will a forbidden love destroy all they know?
Elizabeth Duncan has nowhere to turn. In charge of her younger
brother and sister after their parents die, her options are
limited: she can give in to the unwanted advances of an odious
landowner--or she can flee.
When Elizabeth hears that the Shaker community in the next county
takes in orphans, she presents herself and her siblings at Harmony
Hill. Despite the hard work and strange new beliefs around her,
Elizabeth is relieved to have a roof overhead and food to eat. But
life gets complicated when she finds herself attracted to a
handsome young Believer named Ethan.
Ethan has never looked on the opposite sex as anything but sisters,
but he can't shake the new feelings that Elizabeth has awakened in
him.
Will Elizabeth be forced to leave the village to keep Ethan from
stumbling? Or could Ethan's love for her change their lives
forever?
Living just thirty miles from a restored Shaker village in
Kentucky, Ann H. Gabhart has walked the same paths that her
characters might have walked in generations past. Gabhart is the
author of several books, including the bestselling The
Outsider.
Living just thirty miles from a restored Shaker village in Kentucky, Ann H. Gabhart has walked the same paths that her characters might have walked in generations past. Her thorough research provides a convincing and colorful backdrop for her Shaker novels. Gabhart is also the author of Orchard of Hope and Summer of Joy.