Beyond the Quiet Hills (The Spirit of Appalachia Series #2) (Book 2) [Paperback]

Gilbert Morris (Author), Aaron McCarver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1997

Stepbrothers fall in love with the same young woman after settling on the Tennessee frontier. The Spirit of Appalachia Book 2.

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About the Author

Gilbert Morris spent ten years as a pastor before becoming Professor of English at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas and earning a Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas. During the summers of 1984 and 1985, he did postgraduate work at the University of London. A prolific writer, he has had over 25 scholarly articles and 200 poems published in various periodicals, and over the past years has had more than 180 novels published, including THE HOUSE OF WINLSOW series, LIONS OF JUDAH series and CHENEY DUVALL, M.D. His family includes three grown children, and he and his wife live in Alabama.

Aaron McCarver teaches drama and Christian literature at Wesley College in Florence, Mississippi. His deep interest in Christian fiction and broad knowledge of the Christian market have given him the background for editorial consultation with all the "writing Morrises" as well as other novelists. It was through his editorial relationship with Gilbert Morris that The Spirit of Appalachia series came to life.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; 1st edition (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556618867
• ISBN-13: 978-1556618864
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, June 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Beyond the Quiet Hills (The Spirit of Appalachia Series #2) (Book 2) (Paperback)

An excellent continuation of the Spirit of Appalachia series. It continues on with Hawk and Elizabeth's life after Hawk goes back to his family in the East to retrieve his son, whom he hopes will forgive him of his mistake of leaving him with his grandparents after his wife dies. It's a super book and I encourage all to read it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book!, April 9, 2002

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This review is from: Beyond the Quiet Hills (The Spirit of Appalachia Series #2) (Book 2) (Paperback)

Hawk Spencer and Elizabeth MacNeal are now married and enjoying married life again. After only a week of being married Hawk and Sequatchie accompany Paul Anderson and Rhonda Harper to Williamsburg so they can be married.

Meanwhile, in Williamsburg Jacob Spencer, Hawk's son, celebrates his sixteenth birthday. Jacob also falls for Annabelle Denton. A few days after his birthday Hawk arrives and asks Jacob to go back to Watauga with him. Jacob can't believe his father even asked after he had abandoned him and left him with his grandparents for sixteen years and now finally wants to be apart of his life. Hawk tries to explain that he had to leave because he was mad at God for taking Jacob's mother, he also explains that now he is finally right with God. Jacob refuses at first until he is betrayed, then Sequatchie proposes a pact and Jacob agrees. Jacob's part of the pact is to go to Watauga for a reasonable amount of time and Sequatchie's part is to take him home after the time period.

It starts out rocky but things turn for the better when Jacob falls in love with Abigail Stevens, the bad part is Andrew MacNeal, his step brother, is also in love with her. The competition goes on for a while and Abigail enjoys the attention of the two young men but she knows she has to choose. Will Abigail's decision separate the family further?

All the while, Hawk becomes sheriff of Watauga and struggles to keep the frontier from having a full-scale war with the Cherokee.

This is a great sequel to the first book. I loved the continuing story of Elizabeth and Hawk. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. If you've read the first book and liked it I strongly suggest this one.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is a exelent book, November 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Beyond the Quiet Hills (The Spirit of Appalachia Series #2) (Book 2) (Paperback)

Beyond the Quiet Hills is an exelent book and I hope Gilbert Morris writes many more. I love his Writing