A sweeping historical love story that hits all the marks." -Publisher's Weekly starred review Your feet will bring you to where your heart is. Ireland 1846. With Ireland ravaged by famine and England unsympathetic to its plight, Kathleen Deacey faces a devastating choice - leave her country to find work or risk dying there. Despising the English for refusing to help Ireland, she crosses the ocean to support her family and search for her missing fiancé. But when her voyage goes awry, she must accept help from an English whaling captain, Jack Montgomery, who represents everything she despises - and with whom she is reluctantly falling in love. As Kathleen fights to save her family back in Ireland, she finds herself facing yet another devastating choice - remain loyal to her country or follow her heart. Award-winning author Pamela Ford captures the anguish of a devastating period in Irish history and delivers an historical saga of hope, loyalty, the strength of the human spirit, and the power of love.

The best journey brings you home. America, 1849. As famine rages in Ireland, Sean Deacey rescues an infant from an immigrant shipwreck and brings the orphaned babe to his sister Kathleen and her husband Jack. Elated to become parents, they raise the boy as their own – until Ailish Sullivan arrives two years later claiming to be the child’s aunt and demanding his return. A legal battle ensues, and when the judge orders visitations to take place between Ailish and the child, Sean reluctantly agrees to accompany the two as chaperone. He befriends Ailish, determined to keep her from destroying his sister’s family. But when friendship leads to understanding, he is torn between the conflicting desires of both families. And as his feelings grow for a woman he knows he should not want and can never have, he realizes that sometimes the only way to find your way home is to sacrifice everything. Award-winning author Pamela Ford explores the bonds of family as she takes readers on an uplifting emotional journey through grief, sacrifice, and the power of forgiveness. With more than a half million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is known for creating stories that touch the heart.