Format:
Book
Title:
The Underground railroad brides collection : 9 couples navigate the road to freedom before the Civil War.
Publisher, Date:
Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc., [2018]
Description:
443 pages ; 23 cm
Summary:
Love Guides Hearts Along the Road to Freedom Nine historical couples walk the road to love even as they dare to escape and help others break free from the injustices of slavery between 1849 and 1860. From Southern states of Georgia and South Carolina to above the Mason-Dixon Line in Indiana and Pennsylvania, they work within the network known as the Underground Railroad. Emma Underground by Barbara Tifft BlakeyFollow the Christmas Star by Ramona K. CecilUnder the Sails of Love by Lynn A. ColemanThe Bakery Bride by Cecelia DowdyPlace of Refuge by Patty Smith HallFree to Love by Terri J. HaynesThe Winter Quilt by Debby LeeThe Song of Hearts Set Free by Darlene PanzeraFreedom's Flight by Penny Zeller There is hope for the future when people come together to fight evil, and when men and women find love in the midst of great challenges. And through it all, faith is the key to victory in these stories from nine inspiring Christian authors. Emma Underground by Barbara Tifft Blakey Schenectady, New York-1851 Emma Trebor desires to reconcile with her husband, but he is hiding something from her. How could she know the investigator she hires is secretly a bounty hunter and her husband is his target? Follow the Christmas Star by Ramona K. Cecil Madison, Indiana-1850 Deeply involved in the abolitionist movement, Edith Applegate struggles to reconcile her desire to help bring people out of bondage and her growing affection for a former Southern slave owner. Under the Sails of Love by Lynn A. Coleman Savannah, Georgia-1860 Charlotte Kimbrel, a Southern Belle, has been smuggling slaves. Captain Zachery Browne's ship sails slaves to freedom. Hostilities between the states are developing. Will Charlotte successfully travel the Underground Railroad by sea? The Bakery Bride by Cecelia Dowdy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-1859 Grieving over her beau's unjustified death, Ruth-a recently manumitted slave who is illiterate-assists her upper-class boss as an abolitionist. Can she heal from the pain of slavery and learn to love again? Place of Refuge by Patty Smith Hall Abbeville, South Carolina-1857 Underground conductor Hudson Wallace is surprised when Jorgine Emerson asks him to transport her slaves to freedom, but is it a trap? Can Jorgine's deep conviction win Hudson over? Free to Love by Terri J. Haynes East Towson, Maryland-1850 Winnie is hiding a secret-Hiram, a fugitive. Their lives cross at an Underground Railroad station. Can they overcome danger and find freedom in love? The Winter Quilt by Debby Lee Newport, Indiana-1840 Relocated to an unfamiliar town, Coral
Subjects:
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
Genre:
Christian fiction.
Love stories.
Other Author:
Blakey, Barbara Tifft, 1953- Emma underground.
Cecil, Ramona K. Follow the Christmas star.
Coleman, Lynn A. Under the sails of love.
Dowdy, Cecelia. Bakery bride.
Hall, Patty Smith. Place of refuge.
Haynes, Terri J. Free to love.
Lee, Debby. Winter quilt.
Panzera, Darlene. Song of hearts set free.
Zeller, Penny, 1973- Freedom's flight.
Contents:
Emma underground / Barbara Tifft Blakey -- Follow the Christmas star / Ramona K. Cecil -- Under the sails of love / Lynn A. Coleman -- The bakery bride / Cecelia Dowdy -- A place of refuge / Patty Smith Hall -- Free to love / Terri J. Haynes -- The winter quilt / Debby Lee -- The song of hearts set free / Darlene Panzera -- Freedom's flight / Penny Zeller.
ISBN:
1683226321
9781683226321
System Availability:
2
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
2
Control Number:
370684
Call Number:
FIC UNDERGROUND 2018
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
2
# System items in:
2