Book description
In 1856 New York, Heather Fitzpatrick, a bashful abolitionist, falls
for young Army lieutenant David Whitman, who is tracking a runaway
slave - the very slave she and her parents rescued from the hands of
the slavemongers a few nights earlier.
Despite their divergent views on slavery, romance ensues when David
dances with Heather at the Cotillion Ball and later that night, walks
her home. An engagement quickly follows. When he receives word that
his father is ailing, David wants her to accompany him home to
Savannah to meet his family.
Heather wants to make the trip with him, especially since his
father's death seems imminent. With her maid as chaperone, they board
the train heading South. After his father passes, his mother insists
any marriage will have to wait the requisite year, which is proper for
mourning. She hopes to send Heather home for the year, and to use the
time to dissuade David from his foolish choice, especially since his
mother has already handpicked his potential bride from a neighboring plantation.
Heather longs to stay to wait out the year, and to begin teaching the
slaves how to read and write, since she knows those accomplishments
will be needed when slavery comes to an end.
But she knows the South is no place for an abolitionist.
Sensuality Level: Sensual
Ever since submitting her first screenplay to Bonanza at age
twelve, Becky Lower has had a love affair with the American
west. Since personal time travel is out of the question, she pursues
her passion by writing about it. Becky is a graduate of Bowling Green
State University and lives in Oberlin, Ohio with her dog, Mary.
