First published 2013
Trudy has everything a young woman in late nineteenth-century Milwaukee could want. She has achieved success in her endeavors and stands on the brink of marriage. Yet restlessness gnaws at her. When she encounters a mysterious man, everything changes. She falls deeply in love with him, defying the expectations of her community. Her choice to follow him to a remote California lighthouse scandalizes Milwaukee society. They turn their backs on her, casting her out for choosing passion over propriety. Now Trudy must build a new life in an isolated place, far from everything familiar. The lighthouse becomes both her refuge and her test. She faces the challenge of starting over while navigating her relationship with the enigmatic man who changed her destiny. Her story explores what happens when a woman chooses love over security and discovers what she truly values.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Setting: California, Milwaukee
Period: Late 19th Century
473 pages · Hardcover · Wheeler Publishing