Passages of Hope

A Secret Room. Two Women. One Story of Sacrifice and Hope.

When Gracie Kingston begins renovating the Philadelphia house she inherited from her grandmother, she doesn’t expect to find a secret room — or to discover that it connects to the home of William Still, the man history remembers as the father of the Underground Railroad. As she digs into the mystery of her house’s ownership, she begins to uncover a story that reaches back 170 years.

In 1855, Olivia Kingston makes a dangerous choice. She hides a mother and her young child in a secret room in her home, sheltering them from those who would drag them back into bondage. But as she works to help them reach freedom, she learns that there may be an impostor conductor in their community — someone who cannot be trusted, and whose betrayal could cost everything.

As Gracie’s present-day story and Olivia’s 1855 story intertwine across the pages of Passages of Hope, both women discover the same truth: that hope is not passive, that love requires sacrifice, and that the courage to do what is right — even at great personal cost — echoes across generations.

Part of the beloved Doors to the Past series — historical stories of romance, adventure, and faith that walk through doors to the past.

Details

• Series: Doors to the Past
• Author: Terri Haynes
• Genre: Christian Historical Fiction / Romance / Adventure
• Setting: Philadelphia / Underground Railroad, 1855 & present day
• ISBN: 9781636094069

A wonderful gift for any lover of historical fiction, Christian romance, or stories of courage and faith — for a birthday, Christmas, or any reader who loves a story that spans time and leaves them changed.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." — Romans 8:28