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Saoirse Callahan's family is broken. Hunger forced them out of Ireland and they still struggle to survive in their new home, where scorching Texas droughts threaten their small farm. Then, on one blazing Sunday afternoon, a series of mysterious fires devastates the region. Whispered rumors of a slave rebellion soon flame into a statewide panic. Vigilantes scour the countryside for arsonists, targeting foreigners and slaves in a bloodthirsty witch-hunt. Saoirse is determined to find out how the fires really started, but the more questions she asks, the more she puts her family and friends in danger. And the truth may be more than she can handle. Meanwhile, safe in Pennsylvania, Westleigh Kavanagh can call himself an abolitionist with little fear. But when he realizes his father's new boarder is actually a runaway slave, he must keep the wanted man's identity a secret. Because Westleigh's father is the sheriff, and bound by law to help capture fugitives, whether he believes in slavery or not. Westleigh wants to protect his father from the truth, but the longer he lies, the greater chance they will all be caught. Then Westleigh makes his own discovery--an old forbidden journal that holds secrets of his father's past. Secrets that lead to the Callahans. Secrets that, if unraveled, could destroy both families.

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"Sarah MacTavish is a small-town Texan with Yankee roots and a heart that belongs in Ireland. In addition to being a writer she is also a young adult librarian, spending her days surrounded by books and the teens who love them-basically the best job ever. She's a big sister to her three best friends, aunt to the cutest kids on the planet, and mom to two fluffy writing buddies (who are not as helpful as they might think). She loves Star Wars, Benny Goodman, and Victorian literature. When she isn't writing, she's either gaming, watching British television, or chasing down ""just one more hint"" on her family tree. Sarah is a member of the Historical Novel Society, and winner of Novel Rocket's 2014 Launch Pad Contest in the Historical Fiction category. Firebrand is her first novel."

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