The Moonlight Healers -- Elizabeth Becker

<strong>A powerful debut with a magical twist about one woman's discovery of her family's secret healing abilities and the mysterious consequences she must contend with when she uses them on someone she loves.</strong><br /><br /><strong>"A profound tale of love, family legacy, secrets, and the extraordinary power within us all.... A deeply felt debut."</strong><br /><strong>--PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Secret Book of Flora Lea</em></strong><br /><br />For generations, the Winston women have possessed an unspoken magical gift: they can heal with the touch of a hand. It's a tradition they've always had to practice in secret, in the moonlight hours, when the fireflies dance and the whippoorwill birds sing.<br /><br />But not every healer has rightfully passed on this knowledge to her descendants, and for young Louise Winston, the discovery of her abilities comes in less-than-ideal circumstances--she brings her best friend back from death following an accident, the day after he professed his long-held feelings for her, five days before she's supposed to move away.<br /><br />Desperate for answers, and to avoid this new reality between them, Louise escapes to her grandmother's lush Appalachian orchard. There, she uncovers her family's hidden history in a tattered journal, stemming back to her brave great-grandmother who illicitly healed Allied soldiers in war-torn France. But just as Louise begins to embrace her unique legacy, she