{"product_id":"the-blessed-9780800734541","title":"The Blessed","description":"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 only decent thing to do was to marry him. That way she could continue to act as mother to the little girl who was left on his doorstop. But Lacey never expected he would decide to take them all off to a Shaker village. There she's still married but living in a community that believes marriage is a sin. And to make matters worse, she finds herself drawn to Isaac Kingston, a man who came to the Shakers after his young bride died. But of course any notion of love between them is only a forbidden dream. How will Lacey ever find true happiness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will find themselves engrossed in this heartrending tale of commitment and forgiveness, the latest from popular author Ann H. Gabhart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn H. Gabhart\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of several Shaker novels--\u003ci\u003eThe Refuge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Seeker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blessed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gifted\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as other historical novels, including \u003ci\u003eAngel Sister\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThese Healing Hills\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiver to Redemption, and An Appalachian Summer\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fleming H. Revell Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328294097170,"sku":"9780800734541","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c725ff5-086e-445a-973f-a7178a649608.jpg?v=1727734685","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blessed-9780800734541","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}