Linda Katmarian

In 1964, after Elizabeth's life reaches a low point when her mother leaves her and her stepfather after revealing that Elizabeth's inheritance from her grandfather to pay for her college had been spent, Elizabeth finds a new start after accepting her aunt and cousin's invitation to come out to Los Angeles. Her life begins to rebuild quickly to a seeming level of perfect stability after a summer clerical position with her uncle's partner's ambitious son leads to an engagement. However, after Elizabeth's cousin, Melina, convinces her to join a civil rights adventure to Mississippi to help Melina's boyfriend, Elizabeth finds her life intertwined with the boyfriend's roommate, Mark Laughing Hawk. Elizabeth must resolve whether her growing attraction to Hawk should trump the secure life her upcoming marriage promises to bring. This well-written suspenseful romance follows a well-drawn set of flawed characters through the intricate complexities of seeking security and finding love during a transitional period in history.… (lisätietoja)