Two words tore a nation apart: all men.

As America hurtles toward civil war, a quiet Methodist pastor named Barnabas and his young companion, Wheeler, set out on a journey that will carry them through the fault lines of a country cleaving in two. What begins as a simple ride to Cumberland becomes something far greater -- a pilgrimage through gaslit boomtowns, battlefields, and quiet moments of grace, as the bond between mentor and protege deepens against the backdrop of a nation losing its soul.

From Harper's Ferry to Petersburg, from Pratt Street to a hard-won homecoming, House Divided 1865 follows ordinary Americans caught in extraordinary times -- men and women forced to choose between the broad road and the narrow way, between comfort and conviction, as the peculiar institution of slavery cleaves families, churches, and a country built on the promise that all men are created equal.

Rich with real historical detail and grounded in unshakable faith, this is a story about what it costs to walk the narrow path when the whole world is choosing the broad one -- and what's waiting at the end of it.

The third novel in the acclaimed Cleave America series, House Divided 1865 stands complete on its own: a sweeping tale of faith tested by fire, and a nation's soul fought for one heart at a time.