Appalachian Roots Books in Order

Emma hopes her family’s move to the North Carolina mountains will bring stability and love, until a Cherokee raid changes her future. Years later, another generation seeks happiness as hardship tests the family’s faith and hopes in Appalachia.

Escaping arranged marriages, sisters Ivy and Leah travel toward the Appalachian mountains with Luke Moretz. Ivy’s growing dissatisfaction and Luke’s attraction to Leah turn their hoped-for fresh start into a dangerous test of promises, family loyalty and love.

Sixteen-year-old Rachel Moretz leaves her isolated mountain home to visit her aunt’s farm in Stanly County. New friendships and suitors bring excitement, but prejudice and unexpected trials force her to rely on family, forgiveness and faith as she grows up.

The Civil War separates Luke Moretz from his wife Leah and tests the faith that has sustained their family. While Luke confronts the violence of military life, the people he leaves in Appalachia face the war’s upheaval at home.