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.

__Ann H. Gabhart__ is the bestselling author of several Shaker novels--The Refuge, The Outsider, The Believer, The Seeker, The Blessed, and The Gifted--as well as other historical novels, including Angel Sister, These Healing Hills, River to Redemption, and An Appalachian Summer. She and her husband live on a farm a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Ann enjoys discovering the everyday wonders of nature while hiking in her farm's fields and woods with her grandchildren and her dogs, Frankie and Marley. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.

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.

Following on the heels of the successful book The Outsider, The Believer is Ann H. Gabhart's newest exploration of love and devotion in a quiet Shaker community.

Gabhart, Ann H.

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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 bookThe Outsider,The Believeris Ann H. Gabhart's newest exploration of love and devotion in this quiet Shaker community.

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.

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.

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.

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Elizabeth Duncan and Ethan Boyd, the hero and heroine of The Believer, are fully formed characters with real emotions and desires. The Shaker brothers and sisters all have distinct personalities, and the setting of a Shaker community in the early 1800s is excellently recreated and was full of interest. Ann H. Gabhart must have done a lot of research, and it shows. I will certainly read more from this author's pen.

The Believer is a brilliant drama

I have heard of the Shakers but have never known anything about them. This book is woven around the story of Elizabeth and her younger brother and sister. It takes us into the life of a Shaker village when their father dies suddenly and they need to flee from the owner of their home who is intent on marrying Elizabeth despite her protestations. We learn, as does Elizabeth and her siblings, what life in a Shaker community involves. The Shakers do not turn anyone away but expect those who join them to conform to their pattern of life and worship. Life is not all smooth in the community; there are some very lovable characters but others who are harsh and stern in their attitudes towards the three. Then there is the trouble caused by Colton who seeks her out and tells the Elders that Elizabeth belongs to him and should be handed over, and of course there is Ethan, a handsome young ?brother?.

The Believer

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I have heard of the Shakers but have never known anything about them. This book is woven around the story of Elizabeth and her younger brother and sister. It takes us into the life of a Shaker village when their father dies suddenly and they need to flee from the owner of their home who is intent on marrying Elizabeth despite her protestations. We learn, as does Elizabeth and her siblings, what life in a Shaker community involves. The Shakers do not turn anyone away but expect those who join them to conform to their pattern of life and worship. Life is not all smooth in the community; there are some very lovable characters but others who are harsh and stern in their attitudes towards the three. Then there is the trouble caused by Colton who seeks her out and tells the Elders that Elizabeth belongs to him and should be handed over, and of course there is Ethan, a handsome young ‘brother’.

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