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B. J. Hoff (Author)
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October 1, 2008

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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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.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (October 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0736924183
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736924184
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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BJ Hoff's writing is known for her historical settings, her unforgettable characters, and her lyrical prose. She is the bestselling author of numerous historical fiction series, including the Riverhaven Years, the Mountain Song Legacy, the Song of Erin saga, the American Anthem series, and An Emerald Ballad series.

Her five-volume Emerald Ballad series was the first major work of fiction to bring the Irish immigration experience to the CBA marketplace-and the work that first brought BJ an international reading audience.

Her readers know they can expect to meet some memorable people in her novels and also know that many of those people will be immigrants-Irish immigrants particularly but not exclusively.

BJ admits to a passion for "building worlds." Whether her characters move about in small country towns or metropolitan areas, reside in Amish settlements, secluded mansions, or coal company houses, she creates communities where people can form relationships, raise families, pursue their faith, and experience the mountains and valleys of life.

She's intent on making her historical novels relevant to the present by developing characters and settings that, while staying true to the history and culture of their times, reflect many of the spiritual trials and social problems faced by contemporary readers. Her novels are meant to be "stories that build a bridge from the past to the present."

Her literary awards include the Christianity Today's Critics Choice Book Award for fiction; a Gold Medallion Award finalist; and a number of Excellence in Media Silver Angel awards. Her books have been translated into many foreign languages, and she frequently hears from her international readers in countries such as Ireland, England, Norway, and Germany.

A former church music director and music teacher, BJ is a member of the Authors Guild, the Irish American Cultural Institute, and the Appalachian Writers Association.

She writes from her home in a small town in east central Ohio. She and her husband share a love of music, books, and time spent with their family: two married daughters, three lively young grandsons, a loopy Golden Retriever, and a cunning, incorrigible but lovable cat.

 

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Secret is Out! Another Winner from BJ Hoff, October 1, 2008
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This review is from: Rachel's Secret (The Riverhaven Years, Book 1) (Paperback)
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Rachel Brenneman is an Amish widow with a deep faith and an even deeper secret. She goes about her daily routine, all the while agonizing over what she keeps hidden. Then Irish riverboat captain Jeremiah Gant bursts into her home in the middle of the night. He's shot, delirious, and barely alive, and he carries his own yoke of secrets. Will he survive the night? Will her heart survive if he does?

Don't miss this amazing story!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Devoured it!, October 29, 2008
This review is from: Rachel's Secret (The Riverhaven Years, Book 1) (Paperback)
I brought this book to work to read on my lunch break and every day had to force myself to shut it and go back to work! Loved the characters, loved the story line, loved everything about it...except it ended too soon! :-) Am anxious to find out what happens to Asa...Gant...Gideon...Rachel...don't leave me hanging too long, BJ!! :-)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars another winner!, November 7, 2008
This review is from: Rachel's Secret (The Riverhaven Years, Book 1) (Paperback)
One of BJ Hoff's cornerstones is character development. In Rachel's Secret, not only do we step into the lives of memorable characters, this particular story's opening chapters make it impossible for the reader to put the book down. A perfect blend of people, drama, and faith, salted with a touch of gritty reality--another of this writer's hallmarks. I particularly admired the way the author develops Rachel's internal struggle to live by her Amish faith in a world that is often cruel, evil, and unfair. Can't wait for the second book in this series.
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wounded stranger, riverboat captain
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Captain Gant, Plain People, Rachel Brenneman, Susan Kanagy, David Sebastian, Lord God, Bishop Graber, Mary Scott, Christmas Day, Samuel Beiler, Jeremiah Gant, Deacon Samuel, Miss Fannie, Christmas Eve, Again Gant, Phoebe Esch
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