The author of two Christy Award finalists Siri Mitchell has earned widespread recognition for skillfully blending spirituality and rich storytelling. Set in Revolution-era America The Messenger features Hannah Sunderland who is devastated when her brother is jailed for joining the Colonial cause. Spy Jeremiah Jones sees in Hannah a way to access the prison to obtain valuable information but Hannah's Quaker beliefs stand in the way. Nevertheless Hannah and Jeremiah develop a mutual fondness even as they become caught in history's tumultuous churn.