A book that brings to light an underlying tension, follow what your community says or journey outside those secure walls and discover the worlds wonders. ‘The Gifted’ will draw you close to a character torn by her dreams and show you life is worth living.

Jessamine Brady lives in the Shaker Village. For half her life it is all she has known. In 1849 she meets Tristan Cooper who reveals her heart’s desire of flying free from the village. But instead her life turns upside down.

Will Jessamine be able to survive in the hurricanes of the outside world? Or will she retreat back to a peaceful life in Harmony Hill?

Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of several novels including ‘The Outsider’ and ‘The Blessed’. She lives with her husband a mile from where she was born in Kentucky.