Alexis Hale

The Clear River Trilogy Alexis Hale

The Clear River Trilogy includes all three books: What Love Overcomes: Book OneMolly Grace is a spirited, independent young woman in a small town outside of Boston in 1803. She is desperately trying to escape her abusive father and a life that is threatening to suffocate her. When she asks her cousin and best friend, Gabe to accompany her on the wagon train out west to start a new life, she could have never been prepared for, nor imagined just what lay ahead. Despite a horrific turn of events and profound loss, Molly falls into a forbidden romance. Fighting for her life as well as her heart, she faces challenges bigger than anything she has ever known before. In the process, she discovers who she really is, whom she loves, and what love overcomes. What Love Defends: Book TwoOne year after The Declaration of Independence has been signed, Leah still finds herself locked and indentured in a poorhouse in rural Pennsylvania enduring and witnessing all kinds of cruelty, madness, and despair. Desperate to escape, she unknowingly trades one form of bondage for another. Her determination and sheer will to survive lead her through the toughest trials of the heart and soul. Will she ever be able to trust anyone? Particularly the newcomer, Ben, who pledges to rescue, protect, and love her always. Or is he just using her like all the rest? To find out, Leah must face her biggest fears, open her heart, and dare to dream again. What Love Believes: Book ThreeIt's 1820 in Mississippi where Isaiah, a young, handsome colored man works his owner's cotton fields. When the horrors of slavery strike too close to home, he flees northwest under the cover of darkness - alone, frightened, and hunted. At the same time in Clear River, beautiful, dark-haired Cora arrives to assist her grandmother with the mercantile after her grandfather has died. When their paths unexpectedly collide, it seems like a love that was destined to be. But between the gossip and prejudice of the town, and the dangerous fight for Isaiah's life and freedom, is their love strong enough to survive the fires of hell?