Jayne M Simon Bücher

Set against the backdrop of the women's rights movement in 1896, the story follows eighteen-year-old Jenna Newell, who aspires to be a journalist despite societal expectations. Her grandmother, Sarah, driven by her obsession with her deceased daughter, plots to arrange Jenna's marriage, threatening her independence. As Sarah's schemes escalate to danger, Jenna must escape to protect herself and her loved ones. Along her journey, she also seeks to nurture a budding romance with the man who becomes her ally and protector.

After the death of her parents and grandfather, nine-year-old Rose Jones builds an impenetrable fortress around her wounded heart. Convinced she can protect herself from further heartache, she refuses to love or be loved. She will go through life alone. She will heed her mother's dying words...be strong. But Rose begins to question the true meaning of her mother's message when the kindness of strangers, a foundling's need for emotional attachment and a man's tender love cause the fortress to crumble.