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This compelling saga tells the story of two families: a successful merchant and shipbuilding family of Boston and a Quaker family from Haddock Island, Maine. Set in the 19th century, the novels chronicle shipwrecks and disasters, ruined lives, and the obstacles to the fearless love that arises between people of such disparate backgrounds. The stories are a moving account of the search for self, the search for God and the irrepressible human spirit.

Ships Passing is set in mid-19th century New England and tells a tale of compelling love and adventure. Sarah, a young girl living with the Society of the Friends in Maine, must choose between her love for Samuel, a non-Quaker “from away” and her duty to her faith and family. A wealthy young sea captain, Samuel finds his love for Sarah forcing him away from all he has ever known. They are torn apart by differing faiths and cultures, pushed apart by the machinations of Samuel's greedy and decadent family. Only Sarah's grandmother, a spritely and wise woman, seems to be on their side. Circumstances continually force Sarah and Samuel apart, yet, despite the torments and obstacles that buffet their path, their love remains, like the arms of a compass, forever joined.

Angel's Flight takes up Sarah and Samuel's story to capture the vagaries of the human heart, chronicling love's ultimate triumph over human frailty and greed. This entrancing novel continues the story of star-crossed lovers, Sarah and Samuel, and begins the interwoven tale of their families - the next generation--up to the very cusp of the 20th century.

Angel's Flight will be followed by Lydia's Story, unfolding the fascinating tale of Lydia, Samuel's mysterious, English half-sister.