The Seeker: A Novel

Written by Ann H. Gabhart

Narrated by Renee Ertl

Trapped by obligation, one woman longs for the freedom of true love. It is 1844 and Lacey Bishop's life is a tangled mess. When circumstances move Lacey to a nearby Shaker village, she is not prepared for the new life that awaits her. In the midst of her deep loneliness, Lacey works to fit in with this odd group. But everything shifts when she finds herself drawn to a Shaker man in a village where such relationships are forbidden. Can Lacey ever find true happiness in this mysterious place?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oasis Audio
• Release date: Jul 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9781608146765

Ann H. Gabhart

Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of many novels, including In the Shadow of the River, When the Meadow Blooms, Along a Storied Trail, An Appalachian Summer, River to Redemption, These Healing Hills, and Angel Sister. 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 AnnHGabhart.com.

Reviews for The Seeker

[Brown Elmi Elmari · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a well written story. A christian romance. Such an innocent story.

[kevin shumway · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was an excellent story right up until the end when the story didn’t play the very ending. I’m sure the written book had an end. I looked up the book & it did have a good ending!

[judyg54 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A story that shows you some of what went on in a peaceful Shaker village in Kentucky, during the Civil War. This series gives reader a glimpse of what it would have been like for those who chose to become a Shaker. It was hard for me to wrap my mind around the lifestyle and acceptance of their beliefs.Charlotte Vance is a young woman who likes to be in control of what is happening around her, and who has a great love for her family home, Grayson. But in one night her future husband tells her he is joining the "Shaker" movement, her father comes home from a trip with a new, young and deceitful wife, and she kisses a stranger out in the garden. With war beginning and her father away, Charlotte takes her slave friend and they flee to the Shaker community. But she can't get rid of thoughts of the man in the garden, Adam Wade (who follows the Civil War by drawing sketches for the newspaper). Adam finds out where Charlotte has gone and they start to write letters back and forth as the war rages on. Both Adam and Charlotte will grow in their understanding of what each of them want and will change for the better. A love story that shows both the value of freedom and forgiveness.

[debs4jc · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Charlotte is a Southern belle living on a plantation in Kentucky just before the outbreak of the Civil war. Her world is turned upside down when her father remarries and her new Stepmother arrives--with an agenda that seeks to exclude Charlotte from her beloved home. Charlotte had hoped to marry a neighboring plantation heir and so secure her future, but he decides to join the Shaker community which forbids marriage. Frustrated Charlotte is forced to take drastic actions to protect her interests--and those she cares for--all the while wondering about the sudden attraction a visiting artist has shown in her.While enjoyable enough, I found parts of this historical tale to be implausible, which annoyed me as I was reading it. I'm sure the description of the Shaker community was accurate enough, but the behavior of it's members, and even Charlotte and her father seemed unlikely. Read this one for a sweet romance that will take you away from reality for a while--just don't expect to feel like it's entirely authentic.

[lauriehere · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

4-star rating based upon average rating. When I read this book, I will come back and write a proper review.

[tarenn_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

THE SEEKER by Ann H. Gabhart is an Inspirational historical fiction set in 1861 Mercer County, Kentucky. It is an inspiring story of love and sacrifice. It is well written with details and depth. It has faith, devotion, courage, sacrifice, betrayal, forgiveness, grace, freedom, slavery, and love that blooms despite the circumstances.The characters are selfish, strong, and will draw you into the story and keep you wanting more. It is a fast paced, page turning story. The heroine, Charlotte, is a true Southern Belle thrust into the world of the Shakers for her safety and seclusion. The hero, Adam, does illustrations for a newspaper, he is brought into Charlotte's life by her new stepmother. He and Charlotte will become close through their trials and tribulation. This is a wonderful love story even through the ravages of war in 1860 Kentucky, it weaves forgiveness, freedom,love, the different worlds between the simple Shaker world and the world of the Southern belle. I would highly recommend this story for it is truly in inspiring story, gives some insight into the Shaker world, and shows how love can overcome the atrocities around us. This book was received for review and details can be found at Revell and My Book Addiction and More.