num_pages: 352
description: Bestselling author Mary Ellis presents A Heart Divided Book 1 of her brand-new Civil War historical romance series which tells the stories of brave women in times of testing and the men who love them.Emily Harrison's life has been turned upside down. At the beginning of the Civil War she bravely attempted to continue her parents' work as conductors in the Underground Railroad until their Ohio farm was sold in foreclosure. Now alone she accepts a position as a governess with a doctor's family in slave-holding Virginia. Perhaps she can continue her rescue efforts from there.Alexander Hunt is the doctor's handsome nephew. While he does not deny a growing attraction to his uncle's newest employee he cannot take time to pursue Emily. Alex is not at all what he seems--rich spoiled and indolent. He is the elusive Gray Wraith a Quaker leader of Rebel partisans. A man of the shadows he carries no firearm and wholeheartedly believes in Emily's antislavery convictions.The path before Alex and Emily is complicated and sometimes life threatening. The war brings betrayal entrapment and danger to both of them. Amid their growing feelings for each other can they find faith in God amid the challenges they face and trust in the possibility for a bright future together? 
language: English
title: The Quaker and the Rebel
publisher: Harvest House Publishers