Rachel's Secret

Name: Rachel's Secret
Rating: 4.357142925262451 (14 reviews)

BJ Hoff

Oct 2008 · The Riverhaven Years Book 1 · Harvest House Publishers

4.4

14 reviews

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Bestselling author BJ Hoff promises to delight her many faithful readers with her compelling new series, The Riverhaven Years. With the first book, Rachel’s Secret, Hoff introduces a new community of unforgettable characters and adds the elements readers have come to expect from her novels: a tender love story, the faith journeys of people we grow to know and love, and enough suspense to keep the pages turning quickly.

When the wounded Irish American riverboat captain, Jeremiah Gant, bursts into the rural Amish setting of Riverhaven, he brings chaos and conflict to the community--especially for young widow, Rachel Brenneman. The unwelcome “outsider” needs a safe place to recuperate before continuing his secret role as an Underground Railroad conductor. Neither he nor Rachel is prepared for the forbidden love that threatens to endanger a man’s mission, a woman’s heart, and a way of life for an entire people.

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4.4

14 reviews

teresa adamik

5 August 2024

This is an interesting and well written story, but sad with a very sad ending. From a biblically Christian perspective, it's tragic when people who believe in the true God submit to spiritual slavery in a religious legalistic sect. Despite reading the Bible, they are blind to the fact that they are obeying man made rules, some of which even oppose Christ's teachings, eg parable of the good Samaritan, trusting in salvation by works instead of only in what Christ did to save sinners.

Jessica K.

9 November 2024

Cute, palate cleansing read from this author. The storyline is predictable but also has a good flow to the plot and side stories that happen during this book.

Jo Ellyn L

23 June 2014

Great book. Read it in 2 days. Waiting to get the next book.

About the author

BJ Hoff’s bestselling historical novels continue to cross the boundaries of religion, language, and culture to capture a worldwide reading audience. Her books include Song of Erin and American Anthem and such popular series as The Riverhaven Years, The Mountain Song Legacy, and The Emerald Ballad. Hoff’s stories, although set in the past, are always relevant to the present. Whether her characters move about in small country towns or metropolitan areas, reside in Amish settlements or in coal company houses, she creates communities where people can form relationships, raise families, pursue their faith, and experience the mountains and valleys of life. BJ and her husband make their home in Ohio.

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