Lovelier than Daylight

Fiction. Romance. Suspense. Christian Fiction. HTML: Susanna is a lady of principles who values family above all. Johann seems to represent all she despises . . . but appearances can be deceiving. In 1875, Susanna Hanby is headed off to college in Westerville, Ohio, when she discovers her sister Rachel and Rachel�s children have disappeared. Susanna suspects that Rachel�s alcoholic husband knows more than he�s saying and she vows to uncover the truth. Johann Giere is heir to a successful German-American brewery in Columbus, but longs for a career in journalism in New York City. When Johann signs on as the supplier for a new saloon in Westerville, his and Susanna�s paths cross and sparks fly. A fiery temperance crusader, Susanna despises Johann�s profession, but she cannot deny the attraction. When Susanna learns that Rachel�s children have been indentured to orphanages in the city, she despairs that her family will be fractured forever. But Johann makes Susanna an offer she can�t refuse�pitting her passion and her principles against one another. If she can find a way for her head and her heart to be in harmony, a future lovelier than daylight awaits her. Lovelier than Daylight is a story of love and faith based on the Westerville Whiskey War of 1875, a dramatic real historical event featured in the 2011 documentary Prohibition by Ken Burns. �[S]howcases a fascinating episode of American history, interweaving romance, suspense, and historical detail with unusual depth and realism.� �Laura Frantz, author of Love�s Reckoning and The Colonel�s Lady.… (more)