In the Shadow of the River

Jacci Reed is an actress aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, content with her adopted family of actors, singers, and dancers. When someone tries to kill her, she must uncover secrets about her past to have a future with Gabe.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2023
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

In 1881, Jacci Reed is just five years old when a man attempts to kidnap her from the steamboat her mother, Irena, works on. Badly wounded during the confrontation, Irena takes Jacci aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, a showboat tied up beside them. There, Jacci's actor grandfather tends to her mother and Jacci gets a first taste of the life she will come to lead.

Fifteen years later, Jacci is an actress aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, and largely contented with her adopted family of actors, singers, and dancers. Especially Gabe, who has always supported her, and the gruff grandfather she has come to know and love. Jacci's mother has been gone for years, but the memory of the altercation that ultimately took her life--and the cryptic things Jacci has overheard about her past--is always there, lurking in the back of her mind.

When someone on the showboat tries to kill Jacci, it's clear her questions demand answers. But secrets have a way of staying in the shadows, and the answers she craves will not come easily. Gabe only hopes they come in time for him and Jacci to have a future together.

Gabhart delivers an atmospheric romance set on an 1890s showboat with plenty of secrets below deck. Supported by a cast of winning characters, this well-wrought mystery skillfully builds intrigue and doesn't let up steam until the satisfying conclusion.--Publishers Weekly

Gabhart presents another inspiring historical novel. Her masterful storytelling glows with personality and page-turning surprises.--Booklist

Weight: 318g
Dimension: 140 x 216 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780800741723