The Outsider by Ann H Gabhart

It is 1807 and Gabrielle Hope is the member of a Shaker Community because her father had abandoned her and her mother and they had no where to go. Local doctor, Brice Scott, sets into motion a series of events that shakes the shakers, upsets Gabrielle's notion of brotherly love versus matrimonial (forbidden to her) love, and encourages young Nathan to follow his heart and leave the community. A unique and peculiar people, Gabhart spins a tale of romance and biblical love. Worth a read. Sandy Penton.