| Author/Contributor(s): | O'Leary, Maureen |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Date: | 1/5/2027 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
Set in the mountains of Northern California and the rural communities hidden in the Sacramento Delta, The Ones Who Loved You is a love story about a former faith-healer and a war veteran who must escape their pasts to build a future together.
As a young woman, Dylan lays hands on the sick while her mother collects cash for the privilege of her daughter’s healing touch. At twenty-two, her dreams of going to medical school recede when a bad relationship culminates in several weeks as a captive of her ex-boyfriend’s associate. After a daring escape, she reunites with her best childhood friend and first love Gabriel who has returned shell-shocked from war. The chance to make a new start with Gabriel as caretakers of a historical landmark home in the mountain town of Brookside seems ideal for them both as they struggle to overcome their violent pasts. Yet as they forge a community among veterans and misfits, they attract the ire of a local pastor who will do whatever it takes to protect his flock from the influence of the female stranger some are claiming has the power to heal by touch.