Lily has been searching for her sister, Daisy, in lumber camps in Michigan to no avail. Daisy ran away from the home she was at to work in a saloon. Lily is mortified Daisy has chosen this path to get money for them to be together and is determined to find her and set her free. She travels with her "father" who is a photographer. He takes pictures at the lumber camps on the weekends. Lily goes along and sets other young women free as she searches for her sister.
Connell has been spending his life trying to live up to his father's standards. It's a hard life for him and now he's having trouble getting his numbers of logs to add up. Lily comes and tries to make him see what he's doing to the land and how the camps are detrimental. Connell feels his hands are tied and thinks things are necessary the way they are.
Lily challenges Connell's ways of thinking and he falls for her quickly. Lily's schemes seem to only get her into trouble, and Connell is always there to help her out. Once Lily discovers the location of her sister, she's willing to do anything to save her. She decides to save her alone, not wishing to see anyone hurt on her account.
This book was a little more serious than I thought it was going to be. The forced prostitution is a thread that continues throughout the whole book. I found it disturbing that Lily spent most of her time trying to change Connell and make him the way she wanted him to be. He was a good man to begin with, and I don't have a problem with her trying to make him aware and involved in the problems at the camp, but nothing was ever enough for her. He did everything she asked and then basically just kept asking for more. I found myself liking Connell's character much more than Lily's.
This was a good book. It was well written and I didn't have issues getting through it. It was just a little more depressing than expected. The author has two other books out: The Preacher's Bride and The Doctor's Lady. She also has another one coming out in March called A Noble Groom. I added the unreleased title to my watch list, the other two didn't seem like something I would enjoy. Good Book!
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