The prologue begins in the characters' past where Clara and Daniel are best friends. He's 19 and she's 16 and they are well on their way to becoming each other's entire worlds. Once we begin Chapter 1, we find Clara in jail in England. She's a journalist and her views have gotten her in some major trouble. Fortunately an unknown benefactor has funded a good lawyer for her so that she is simply banished from England.
Returning to America is a little bit different for Clara. Her friend Daniel has risen from the ashes of his poverty and become a successful businessman with the railroads. He also has quite the reputation for his vengeful agenda against a competitor, who he blames for the death of his father. Neither man is willing to budge or compromise and the workers end up paying the price.
Social unrest is what Clara writes about. She feels that God wants her to expose the injustices around her and Daniel becomes something of a target. He isn't a believer and doesn't plan on becoming one. Clara is trying to show him what he can be if he lets go of the need for revenge.
I really enjoyed this book. It lived up to the expectations that I had for it. I liked the adventure aspect towards the end and the added character that we discover the fate of in the epilogue. Elizabeth Camden has out another book, The Rose of Winslow Street, and I liked this one so much that I added the other one to my watch list on eReaderIQ. Good Book!
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