{"title":"Ann H. Gabhart","description":"Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of many novels, including The Pursuit of Elena Bradford, The Song of Sourwood Mountain, and In the Shadow of the River. 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.","products":[{"product_id":"the-pursuit-of-elena-bradford-paperback","title":"The Pursuit of Elena Bradford - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNothing would please her family more than her securing an admirable match, but true love and loyalty are harder to come by than she imagined. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt twenty-two, Elena Bradford has never met a man who made her consider marriage. But when her father dies and leaves the family deeply in debt, Elena becomes their only hope. 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Badly wounded during the confrontation, Irena takes Jacci aboard the \u003ci\u003eKingston Floating Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, a showboat tied up beside them. There, Jacci's actor grandfather tends to her mother and Jacci gets a first taste of the life she will come to lead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen years later, Jacci is an actress aboard the \u003ci\u003eKingston Floating Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, and largely contented with her adopted family of actors, singers, and dancers. Especially Gabe, who has always supported her, and the gruff grandfather she has come to know and love. Jacci's mother has been gone for years, but the memory of the altercation that ultimately took her life--and the cryptic things Jacci has overheard about her past--is always there, lurking in the back of her mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen someone on the showboat tries to kill Jacci, it's clear her questions demand answers. But secrets have a way of staying in the shadows, and the answers she craves will not come easily. Gabe only hopes they come in time for him and Jacci to have a future together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gabhart delivers an atmospheric romance set on an 1890s showboat with plenty of secrets below deck. Supported by a cast of winning characters, this well-wrought mystery skillfully builds intrigue and doesn't let up steam until the satisfying conclusion.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gabhart presents another inspiring historical novel. 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